Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PEOPLE'S FLEET, by ALFRED NOYES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Out of her darkened fishing-ports they go Last Line: A fleet of memories that can never fail. Subject(s): England; Sailing & Sailors; Ships & Shipping; English | ||||||||
OUT of her darkened fishing-ports they go, A fleet of little ships, whose every name -- Daffodil, Sea-lark, Rose and Surf and Snow, Burns in this blackness like an altar-flame; Out of her past they sail, three thousand strong, The people's fleet that never knew its worth, And every name is a broken phrase of song To some remembered loveliness on earth. There's Barbara Cowie, Comely Bank and May, Christened, at home, in worlds of dawn and dew: There's Ruth and Kindly Light and Robin Gray With Mizpah. (May that simple prayer come true!) Out of old England's inmost heart they sail, A fleet of memories that can never fail. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS IN ENGLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS STAYING UP FOR ENGLAND by LIAM RECTOR STONE AND FLOWER by KENNETH REXROTH THE HANGED MAN by KENNETH REXROTH ENGLISH TRAIN COMPARTMENT by JOHN UPDIKE MOUNTAIN LAUREL by ALFRED NOYES |
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