English poem
Fays
by Edwin Markham (1852–1940)
One secret night, I stood where ocean pours Eternal waters on the yellow shores, And saw the drift of fays that Prosper saw: (Their feet had no more sound than blowing straw.) And little hands held light in little hands They chased a fleeing billow down the sands, But turned in the nick o’ time, and mad with glee Raced back again before the swelling sea.