Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, VALE; FOR PAULINE JOHNSON, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY


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VALE; FOR PAULINE JOHNSON, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lone voyager! Thy ship of dreams
Last Line: The end of distance brings you rest!
Subject(s): Boats; Sea Voyages; Ships & Shipping; Travel; Journeys; Trips


LONE Voyager! Thy Ship of Dreams
Spreads its free sail and slips away
Into the distant visioning
That lies behind the end of day.

The restless tide's impatient wave
In from the broad Pacific rolls
And sunset marks a mystic way
To the far-shining Port of Souls.

We, watching on the darkening shore,
Wave you farewell, and strain our eyes
Till that bright speck which is your sail
Is lost in the enfolding skies.

Brave Heart, Sweet Singer! Speed you well
To those dim islands of the blest,
Far—far—and ever farther, till
The end of distance brings you rest!





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