Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SEA-BIRDS, by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN



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First Line: O lonesome sea-gull, floating far
Last Line: Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?
Alternate Author Name(s): Percy, Florence; Chase, Elizabeth Anne
Subject(s): Birds


O LONESOME sea-gull, floating far
Over the ocean's icy waste,
Aimless and wide thy wanderings are,
Forever vainly seeking rest: --
Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?

'Twixt wintry sea and wintry sky,
Cleaving the keen air with thy breast,
Thou sailest slowly, solemnly;
No fetter on thy wing is pressed: --
Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?

O restless, homeless human soul,
Following for aye thy nameless quest,
The gulls float, and the billows roll;
Thou watchest still, and questionest: --
Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?





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