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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHORE LINE, by LENA HALL
First Line: When the dry land appeared, and seas were called
Last Line: That god made not a man -- and then a shore!
Subject(s): Creation; Sea; Seashore; Ocean; Beach; Coast; Shore
First Line: When the dry land appeared, and seas were called
Last Line: That god made not a man -- and then a shore!
Subject(s): Creation; Sea; Seashore; Ocean; Beach; Coast; Shore
When the dry land appeared, and seas were called
By name, there sprang a palpitating line
Of shore, -- three days swept by a turbid brine
Before a foot of man could stand enthralled.
He who has toyed with shores from his first days,
Scattering sand in showers, or slipping slow
Along a seaweed floor, alone can know
The thrill of that sixth day, its long amaze.
I may not stand on any wind-cropped hill
But I must find somewhere the water's edge;
Or own an imagist with any will,
Till he knows how waves break upon a ledge.
I have indebtedness for one thing more, --
That God made not a man -- and then a shore!
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