Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FAR-FARERS, by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON


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First Line: The broad sun / the bright day
Last Line: Return no more.
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Subject(s): Travel; Journeys; Trips


The broad sun,
The bright day,
White sails
On the blue bay:
The far-farers
Draw away.
Light the fires
And close the door.
To the old homes.
To the loved shore.
The far-farers
Return no more.





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