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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WINDS OF FATE, by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Recitation Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: One ship drives east and another drives west Last Line: And not the calm or the strife. Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Robert, Mrs. Variant Title(s): Ships East And West Subject(s): Courage; Religion; Valor; Bravery; Theology | |||
ONE SHIP drives east and another drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. 'Tis the set of the sails And not the gales Which tells us the way to go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate, As we voyage along through life: 'Tis the set of a soul That decides its goal, And not the calm or the strife. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES |
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