Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A LONELY COAST, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: A lonely coast, where sea-gulls scream for wrecks Last Line: Till, waking, found 'twas only what I dreamed. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Seashore; Beach; Coast; Shore | ||||||||
A lonely coast, where sea-gulls scream for wrecks That never come; its desolate sides Last visited, a hundred years ago, By one drowned man who wandered with the tides; There I went mad, and with those birds I screamed, Till, waking, found 'twas only what I dreamed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEASHORE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS EASTERN LONG ISLAND by MARVIN BELL THE WIND IS BLOWING WEST by JOSEPH CERAVOLO IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EMPTIES INTO THE GULF by LUCILLE CLIFTON GEOGRAPHY AS WARNING by MADELINE DEFREES POWER FAILURE by MADELINE DEFREES A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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