Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOMECOMING IN STORM, by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON Poet's Biography First Line: The ocean thunders in the caverned sky Last Line: Moveless with joy, to know you near once more. Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs. Subject(s): Home | ||||||||
The ocean thunders in the caverned sky, And gulls fall straight against a crest of foam, The black wind roars to bring the great storm by, And all my sails are full to bear me home! Thus I come in with rain, and salty lips Crusted with spray, and eyes that see for miles Over the harbor bar, to the huddled ships, And docks, and roofs, and maple-darkened aisles. The rain smells all of maple and of hay, And now I put the sea behind my back, And cross the streets and fields in the old way, With all the clouds above me hanging black, And stand here in the rain before your door Moveless with joy, to know you near once more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EL FLORIDA ROOM by RICHARD BLANCO DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN TO THIS HOUSE by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE UPSTAIRS ROOM by WELDON KEES HOME IS SO SAD by PHILIP LARKIN DUTCH INTERIOR by DAVID LEHMAN A SONG IN SEPTEMBER by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON |
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