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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LILIES: 27. THE WAVE-TOSSED VESSEL, by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) First Line: Sweet art thou, lady, rising from the deep Last Line: As to thine harbour hurriest thou to me! | |||
Sweet art thou, lady, rising from the deep Like Venus,—white star of the open sea, Heart of the spaces where the blue waves leap And toss tumultuous heads ecstatically! Rising as if from some enchanted sleep Like a pure sudden daybreak, love, on me, With hair in those sea-breezes floating free And eyes through which the sea-birds' glances peep!— "Harbour of refuge" am I? O fair ship, Fair woman-vessel with love-moulded lip, Lo! through the ocean ploughing thy pure way, Thy black hair pearly with the reckless spray, Sweet with the breezes, splendid from the sea, As to thine harbour hurriest thou to me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PRAYER by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) A VINDICATION by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AN ACTOR'S REMINISCENCES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AUTUMN MESSAGES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (1) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (2) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) FOR EVER AND EVERMORE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) IF ONLY THOU ART TRUE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 1. THE GREAT WAVE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 10. SOUL-PAIN by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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