Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ENCOUNTER, by LOUISE TOWNSEND NICHOLL


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First Line: Let life flow on and over me
Last Line: I can be quiet.
Subject(s): Waves


Let life flow on and over me
Wave after wave,
Its cold, black waters cover me;
I can be brave.

I see the water rise to make
A rushing hill,
And know the course that they will take;
I can be still.

I am afraid, afraid to drown,
But more afraid of fear;
I need not give as I go down
A cry to hear.

There is no reason in the sea's
Unreasonable riot;
But I can meet it as I please,
I can be quiet.





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