Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VOICE, by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: At sunrise, swimming out to sea Last Line: And answer that sweet calling. Subject(s): Parents; Sea; Parenthood; Ocean | ||||||||
At sunrise, swimming out to sea, I heard a clear voice calling me From the little wood whose branches lean Over the restless water -- I heard, half-dreaming that I heard The voice of some enchanted bird; And glancing back, among the green I saw my little daughter. When I must breast the stiller sea That stretches everlastingly Beneath the starless unknown night, The darkness round me falling, May it be given me to hear Life calling me as crystal-clear -- To glance back once through failing light And answer that sweet calling. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS |
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