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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEALED ORDERS, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: We bear sealed orders on life's weltered sea
Last Line: Lie, known and very near.
Subject(s): Life; Sea; Ocean
First Line: We bear sealed orders on life's weltered sea
Last Line: Lie, known and very near.
Subject(s): Life; Sea; Ocean
WE bear sealed orders on Life's weltered sea,
Our haven dim and far;
We can but man the helm right cheerily,
Steer by the brightest star,
And hope that when at last the Great Command
Is read, we then may hear
Our anchor song, and see the longed-for land
Lie, known and very near.
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