Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FLOWER BOAT, by ROBERT FROST



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First Line: The fisherman's swapping a yarn for a yarn
Last Line: To seek for the happy isles together.
Subject(s): Fish & Fishing; Anglers


THE fisherman's swapping a yarn for a yarn
The Fisherman's swapping a yarn for a yarn
Under the hand of the village barber,
Under the hand of the village barber,
And here in the angle of house and barn
And here in the angle of house and barn
His deep-sea dory has found a harbor.
His deep-sea dory has found a harbor.


At anchor she rides the sunny sod
At anchor she rides the sunny sod
As full to the gunnel with flowers a-growing
As full to the gunnel with flowers a-growing
As ever she turned her home with cod
As ever she turned her home with cod
From George's Bank when winds were blowing.
From George's Bank when winds were blowing.


And I know from that Elysian freight
And I know from that Elysian freight
She will brave but once more the Atlantic weather,
She will brave but once more the Atlantic weather,
When dory and fisherman sail by fate
When dory and fisherman sail by fate
To seek for the Happy Isles together.
To seek for the Happy Isles together.







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