WAVE by wave o'er the sandy bar, Up to the coast lights, glimmering wan, Out of the darkness deep and far, Slowly the tide came creeping on. Through the clamor of billowy strife Another voice went wailing thin; The first faint cry of a new-born life Broke on the night -- and the tide was in. Wave by wave o'er the sandy bar, Back again from the sleeping town, Back to the darkness deep and far, Slowly the tide went dropping down. Silence lay on the chamber of death; Silence lay on the land about; The last low flutter of weary breath Fell on the night -- and the tide was out. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CORPORATE ENTITY by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH WE HAVE GONE THROUGH GREAT ROOMS TOGETHER by CARL SANDBURG THE COMING OF WISDOM WITH TIME by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS TO THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE AMERICANS UNDER GENERAL GREENE by PHILIP FRENEAU SONG OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE by SIDNEY LANIER A VISION OF CONNAUGHT IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY by JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN |