O, let me be alone a while, <br /> No human form is nigh. <br />And may I sing and muse aloud, <br /> No mortal ear is by. <br />Away! ye dreams of earthly bliss, <br /> Ye earthly cares begone: <br />Depart! ye restless wandering thoughts, <br /> And let me be alone! <br /> <br />One hour, my spirit, stretch thy wings, <br /> And quit this joyless sod, <br />Bask in the sunshine of the sky, <br /> And be alone with God!<br /><br />Anne Brontë<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/retirement-6/
