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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WAVES AND TIDES, by JOHN RENWICK TAYLOR
First Line: In sweep the waves to wash the sands
Last Line: Of laughing ever after.
Subject(s): Laughter; Sea; Seashore; Tides; Ocean; Beach; Coast; Shore
First Line: In sweep the waves to wash the sands
Last Line: Of laughing ever after.
Subject(s): Laughter; Sea; Seashore; Tides; Ocean; Beach; Coast; Shore
In sweep the waves to wash the sands
That tide and reach will capture,
While men who stand upon the shores
Will yield the final rapture.
Yet should there be no common end
For men who drown their sorrow,
The waves will cast their bones of grief
Upon the shores tomorrow.
And should there be no common end
For men who stay their laughter,
There still will be great tidal waves
Of laughing ever after.
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