Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HELPMATES, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Says the land. 'o sister sea Last Line: "tis in thy strength they stand!" Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Sympathy; Togetherness; Empathy | ||||||||
SAYS the Land, "O sister Sea, Had'st thou not borne the voyagers to me, Vain were their visions grand, And I, e'en now, perchance, a stranger-land: So, thine the glory be!" Says the Sea, "Nay, brother Land; Had'st thou not outward stretched the saving hand, My bosom now had kept The secret where the souls heroic slept; 'Tis in thy strength they stand!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SYMPATHY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON WORDS TO JOE CERAVOLO by RON PADGETT SYMPATHY (2) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR SYMPATHY by HENRY DAVID THOREAU MISPLACED SYMPATHY by CHARLES FOLLEN ADAMS QUATORZAINS: 10. TO POESY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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