On Easter Day By Oscar Wilde.
The silver trumpets rang across the Dome:The people knelt upon the ground with awe:And borne upon the necks of men I saw,Like some great God, the Holy Lord of Rome.Priest-like, he wore a robe more white than foam,And king-like, swathed himself in royal red,Three crowns of gold rose high upon his head:In splendor and in light the Pope passed home.My heart stole back across wide wastes of years,To one who wandered by a lonely sea,And sought in vain for any place of rest:Foxes have holes, and every bird its nestI, only I, must wander wearily,And bruise my feet, and drink wine salt with tears.