Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SEA, by MARGUERITE E. WETZEL


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THE SEA, by                    
First Line: If I could paint the colors of the sea
Last Line: The wondrous, boundless, open sea.
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Sea; Ocean


If I could paint the colors of the sea,
In all its opalescent shades;
And catch the gleam before it fades,
A painter I should like to be.

If I could sing the song of the sea,
In all of its varying moods;
Whether it rejoices or broods,
A singer I should like to be.

If I could grasp the meaning of the sea,
As it tosses and rolls and fumes;
As it dances and frets and croons,
A poet I should like to be.

But I cannot catch its mystery.
Nor why it forever goes;
Changing, rushing as on it flows;
The wondrous, boundless, open sea.





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