Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SEA-BORN, FR. JOY O' LIFE, by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON


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THE SEA-BORN, FR. JOY O' LIFE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh, my heart
Last Line: Where age may rest -- and yearn.
Alternate Author Name(s): Faulks, Frederick J., Mrs.
Subject(s): Sea; Ocean


Oh, my Heart,
To see before we die
The black clouds gather
Like midnight in the sky;
And watch the sea rein back
Her quivering white-maned pack
That instant ere she flings them free
To thunder down the track.

Oh, my Heart,
But once to watch again
The East wind swinging
The stinging whips of rain;
To feel upon my face
The sharp, salt spray, and chase
The flying foam the combers fling
Like dust-clouds in their race.

Oh, my Heart,
To feel again the warm
Exultant youth within us
Go shouting with the storm,
But once -- ere yet we turn
Where peaceful candles burn
Above the quiet chimney-seat
Where Age may rest -- and yearn.





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