Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NEARING PORT, by C. P. R.


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NEARING PORT, by                    
First Line: The noble river widens as we drift
Last Line: Lift us and bear us to eternity.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The


THE noble river widens as we drift,
And the deep waters more than brackish grow;
We note the sea-birds flying to and fro,
And feel the ocean-currents plainly lift
Our bark, and yet our course we would not shift:
These are but signs by which the boatmen know
They're drawing near the port to which they go
To land their cargo or to bring their gift.
So may our lives reach out on either hand,
Broader and broader, as the end draws near;
So may we seek God's truths to understand,
As the sea-birds shelter seek when storms appear;
So may the currents from the heavenly sea
Lift us and bear us to eternity.





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