William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth

Apr. 7, 1770 - Apr. 23, 1850

 

On The Banks Of A Rocky Stream

by William Wordsworth

Behold an emblem of our human mind
Crowded with thoughts that need a settled home,
Yet, like to eddying balls of foam
Within this whirlpool, they each other chase
Round and round, and neither find
An outlet nor a resting-place!
Stranger, if such disquietude be thine,
Fall on thy knees and sue for help divine.


Notes to the poem:

Written in 1846.
First published in 1849.

Source:

The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth
Copyright 1888
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York