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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 99, by BLISS CARMAN Poet's Biography First Line: The fishers are sailing, the fleet is away Last Line: As a roseleaf of cloud on the rim of the sea. Subject(s): Ships & Shipping | |||
The fishers are sailing; the fleet is away; The rowlocks are throbbing at break of day. The cables are creaking; the sails are unfurled; The red sun is over the rim of the world. The first summer hour is white on the hill; The sails in the harbour-mouth belly and fill, -- Each boat putting out with the breast of a gull For the mighty great deep that shall rock them and lull. There, there, they all pass out of sight one by one -- Gleam, dazzle, and sink in the path of the sun, -- The last tiny speck to melt out and be free As a roseleaf of cloud on the rim of the sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW THE SHIP POUNDING by DONALD HALL ULTRAISTA ONEIRIC by ANSELM HOLLO THE NORTH SHIP by PHILIP LARKIN GOOD SHIPS by JOHN CROWE RANSOM A MORE ANCIENT MARINER by BLISS CARMAN |
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