Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COVE, by JOHN GALSWORTHY Poet's Biography First Line: Here the waves a refuge find Last Line: Of grief and mirth! Alternate Author Name(s): Sinjohn, John Subject(s): Coves | ||||||||
HERE the waves a refuge find, Hunted rain, and sobbing wind, And darling sun. To the velvet-thatched homes Soft the sea-song silence comes When day is done. Here's the safeguard of each hill, And the telling of the rill To its dear sea. Home to rest, the south wind brings Ever drifted mutterings Of tyranny. Ships, like drunken sailors, reel, Ships, like silver shadows steal Along the sky. Rocks are green with wind-blown things, Seaweeds furl their feathered rings, And seabirds cry. Corner true! thou shyest gem, Clinging to the jealous hem Of weary earth! Heart's delight shall never fail, So thou keep thy hidden tale Of grief and mirth! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MINUTE GUNS by CELIA LEIGHTON THAXTER ACCEPTATION by JOHN GALSWORTHY AMBERELY WILDBROOKS by JOHN GALSWORTHY AT VALDEMOSA: MALLORCA by JOHN GALSWORTHY AUTUMN BY THE SEA by JOHN GALSWORTHY |
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