Robert Silliman Hillyer - "The insurgent sea sweeps through the barrier" lyrics

The insurgent sea sweeps through the barrier Triumphant, all its foaming strength ama**ed In one tempestuous tide, wallowing past The broken banks and the worn dykes that were Upbuilt by coward hearts; sated at last It settles in calm pools about the bar, So that at twilight the young evening star Beholds its image in still waters cast. Against unyielding shores I too have striven, And won at last like the uprising sea, And sink to rest beneath a quiet heaven, After long struggles, a long victory; But my star vanishes, its light withdrawn, And darkness falls unpromising of dawn.