Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Italy: Vols. XI–XIII. 1876–79.
Sorrento
By Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821–1895)S
Of myrtle and vine,
I come from a far land
To kneel at thy shrine;
Thy brows wear a garland,
O, weave one for mine!
Fair finds in the sea,—
A youth sings a pretty
Song, tempered with glee,—
The mirth and the ditty
Are mournful to me.
The carol you sing!
Let Psyche, who ranges
The gardens of Spring,
Remember the changes
December will bring.