Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882). Complete Poetical Works. 1893.
Birds of PassageFlight the Third. The Castle-Builder
A
A dreamy boy, with brown and tender eyes,
A castle-builder, with his wooden blocks,
And towers that touch imaginary skies.
An eager listener unto stories told
At the Round Table of the nursery,
Of heroes and adventures manifold.
There will be other steeds for thee to ride;
There will be other legends, and all filled
With greater marvels and more glorified.
Rising and reaching upward to the skies;
Listen to voices in the upper air,
Nor lose thy simple faith in mysteries.