Into the silence of the empty night <br />I went, and took my scorned heart with me, <br />And all the thousand eyes of heaven were bright; <br />But Sorrow came and led me back to thee. <br /> <br />I turned my weary eyes towards the sun, <br />Out of the leaden East like smoke came he. <br />I laughed and said, ' The night is past and done ' ; <br />But sorrow came and led me back to thee. <br /> <br />I turned my face towards the rising moon, <br />Out of the south she came most sweet to see, <br />She smiled upon my eyes that loathed the noon ; <br />But sorrow came and led me back to thee. <br /> <br />I bent my eyes upon the summer land, <br />And all the painted fields were ripe for me, <br />And every flower nodded to my hand ; <br />But Sorrow came and led me back to thee. <br /> <br />O Love ! O Sorrow ! O desired Despair ! <br />I turn my feet towards the boundless sea, <br />Into the dark I go and heed not where, <br />So that I come again at last to thee,<br /><br />Lord Alfred Douglas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-travelling-companion/
