A poem by Herman Melville: Crossing The Tropics

Crossing The Tropics

From ‘The Saya-y-Manto.’

While now the Pole Star sinks from sight
The Southe Cross it climbs the sky;
But losing thee, my love, my light,
O bride but for one bridal night,
The loss no rising joys supply.

Love, love, the Trade Winds urge abaft,
And thee, from thee, they steadfast waft.

By day the blue and silver sea
And chime of waters blandly fanned–
Nor these, nor Gama’s stars to me
May yield delight since still for thee
I long as Gama longed for land.

I yea, I yea, reverting tu,
My heart it streams in wake aste
When, cut by slanting sleet, we swoop
Where raves the world’s inverted year,
If roses all your porch shall loop,
Not less your heart for me will droop
Doubling the world’s last outpost drear.

O love, O love, these oceans vast:
Love, love, it is as death were past!

Herman Melville

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