Classic and Contemporary Poetry
O GLORIOUS SEA THAT IN EACH CLIMBING WAVE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Thou sayest to men: go back & come not hither Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Sea; Storms; Ships & Shipping | ||||||||
O glorious sea that in each climbing wave Bearest great thoughts as in a wondrous book The ends of earth oft at thy presense shook And not denied when thou hast stooped to crave. Sometimes the mighty winds have dared to brave Thy potency; but with a single look Raising thy head forth from its ancient nook Thou has recalled the quiet thou wouldst have. What is a ship save many a fragile stick? How should it brave thy terrors when they wear The lightning crest that maketh substance wither Yea though the planks be seasoned well & thick Thine anger is too hard a thing to bear: - Thou sayest to men: go back & come not hither. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW THE SHIP POUNDING by DONALD HALL ULTRAISTA ONEIRIC by ANSELM HOLLO THE NORTH SHIP by PHILIP LARKIN GOOD SHIPS by JOHN CROWE RANSOM IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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