Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SEA SONG, by ALLAN CUNNINGHAM Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A wet sheet and a flowing sea Last Line: Our heritage the sea. Variant Title(s): At Sea Subject(s): Sea; Ocean | ||||||||
A WET sheet and a flowing sea,-- A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast, -- And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind! I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And white waves heaving high, my boys, The good ship tight and free; The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we. There's tempest in yon horned moon, And lightning in yon cloud; And hark the music, mariners! The wind is piping loud, -- The wind is piping loud, my boys, The lightning flashing free; While the hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS |
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