I saw the sunset-colored sands, <br /> The Nile like flowing fire between, <br /> Where Rameses stares forth serene, <br />And Ammon's heavy temple stands. <br /> <br />I saw the rocks where long ago, <br /> Above the sea that cries and breaks, <br /> Swift Perseus with Medusa's snakes <br />Set free the maiden white like snow. <br /> <br />And many skies have covered me, <br /> And many winds have blown me forth, <br /> And I have loved the green, bright north, <br />And I have loved the cold, sweet sea. <br /> <br />But what to me are north and south, <br /> And what the lure of many lands, <br /> Since you have leaned to catch my hands <br />And lay a kiss upon my mouth.<br /><br />Sara Teasdale<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-wanderer-3/
