Seraph! thy memory is to me br Like some enchanted far-off isle br In some tumultuous sea - br Some ocean vexed as it may be br With storms; but where, meanwhile, br Serenest skies continually br Just o'er that one bright island smile. br For 'mid the earnest cares and woes br That crowd around my earthly path, br (Sad path, alas, where grows br Not even one lonely rose!) br My soul at least a solace hath br In dreams of thee; and therein knows br An Eden of bland repose.