The Poetry Corner

Rhymes And Rhythms - XI

By William Ernest Henley

Gulls in an aery morrice Gleam and vanish and gleam . . . The full sea, sleepily basking, Dreams under skies of dream. Gulls in an aery morrice Circle and swoop and close . . . Fuller and ever fuller The rose of the morning blows. Gulls in an aery morrice Frolicking float and fade . . . O the way of a bird in the sunshine, The way of a man with a maid!