A River Pool

by Arthur Hugh Clough — a poem card from Justes Mots

The speaker expresses longing for refuge and rest in a tranquil river pool, seeking escape from weariness through immersion in nature's calm. Clough employs delicate imagery of water and light to evoke spiritual sanctuary. Suitable for reflection on solitude, meditation, or occasions calling for peaceful contemplation.

Sweet streamlet bason! at thy side
Weary and faint within me cried
My longing heart, In such pure deep
How sweet it were to sit and sleep;
To feel each passage from without
Close up, above me and about,
Those circling waters crystal clear,
That calm impervious atmosphere!…

Themes: sympathy · grief · reflection · long-distance