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CEAN DUV DEELISH, by             Poem Explanation         Poet's Biography
First Line: Can doov deelish, beside the sea
Last Line: O dear black head!
Alternate Author Name(s): Sigerson, Dora; Shorter, Mrs. Clement
Variant Title(s): "can Doov Deelish, Beside The Sea"";


Can doov deelish, beside the sea
I stand and stretch my hands to thee
Across the world.
The riderless horses race to shore
With thundering hoofs and shuddering, hoar,
Blown manes uncurled,

Can doov deelish, I cry to thee
Beyond the world, beneath the sea,
Thou being dead.
Where hast thou hidden, from the beat
Of crushing hoofs and tearing feet,
Thy dear black head?

God bless the woman, whoever she be,
From the tossing waves will recover thee
And lashing wind.
Who will take thee out of the wind and storm,
Dry thy wet face on her bosom warm
And lips so kind?

I not to know. It is hard to pray,
But I shall for this woman from day to day,
"Comfort my dead,
The sports of the winds and the play of the sea."
I loved thee too well for this thing to be,
O dear black head!





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