I Am Bound, I Am Bound, For A Distant Shore

I am bound, I am bound, for a distant shore,
By a lonely isle, by a far Azore,
There it is, there it is, the treasure I seek,
On the barren sands of a desolate creek

Credit

This poem is in the public domain.

About this Poem

“I Am Bound, I Am Bound, For A Distant Shore” appeared in The Collected Poems of Henry Thoreau (Hendricks House, Inc, 1943).

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Although he thought of himself as a poet, Henry David Thoreau's most defining work was his book, Walden.

Date Published

01/01/1943