Poem: “Love’s Nearness” by Henry Van Dyke

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Love’s Nearness

I think of thee when golden sunbeams glimmer Across the sea;And when the waves reflect the moon’s pale shimmer I think of thee.

I see thy form when down the distant highway The dust-clouds rise;In darkest night, above the mountain by-way I see thine eyes.

I hear thee when the ocean-tides returning Aloud rejoice;And on the lonely moor in silence yearning I hear thy voice.

I dwell with thee; though thou art far removed, Yet thou art near.The sun goes down, the stars shine out,—Beloved If thou wert here!

From the German of Goethe, 1898.

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