Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PENRHYN'S PILGRIMAGE: CANTO SECOND: 7. HOMEWARD BOUND, by ARTHUR PETERSON Poet's Biography First Line: Egypt, farewell! Thy desert's sand Last Line: Through straining gales, or weather fair! Subject(s): Farewell; Parting | ||||||||
1 Egypt, farewell! Thy desert's sand, The emerald valley of thy Nile, They Nile's self, gemmed with many an isle, We leave. I lift a parting hand. I stretch a hand across the wave To thee; perchance no more we'll meet; Perchance no more these wandering feet Shall tread thy shore this side the grave. Farewell! I seek my native land! Emerging from the mystic East, After long years, once more I'd feast My homesick eyes on Schuylkill's strand! Behind us fades Port Said away, The Mediterranean blue we ride, Europe upon our starboard side, Upon our port hoar Africa. 2 Old ocean, once again I feel Thy waters blue beneath me heave; And with the fading shore I leave The Past behind: its book I seal: Its book I close and seal with tears, Then toward the future turn my face; A prayer within my soul for grace Strongly to walk in coming years. O Thou who, over sea and land, Through many a danger, hast brought me, I lift in thanks my voice to Thee, I mark in all Thy guiding hand! Fly westward, white-winged ship, and bear Me safely o'er the billow's comb! Sail onward, ship of life, toward home, Through straining gales, or weather fair! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES A CLOUD FANCY by ARTHUR PETERSON |
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