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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE SHIP OF STATE, by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Beware, o bark, the waves that wish to Last Line: And shun the treacherous waters of the shining cyclades. Alternate Author Name(s): F. P. A. Subject(s): Sailing & Sailors; Sea; Sea Voyages; Ships & Shipping; Seamen; Sails; Ocean | |||
BEWARE, O bark, the waves that wish to tear thee from these shores; And bravely seek the harbor, for thy sides are reft of oars; See how thy broken mast and yards are groaning in the gale! Unsound, alas! thy ropeless hull! Unsafe thy shredded sail! Thou hast no gods to call upon when Sable Care is thine; The sailor trusts no showy sterns, though built of Pontic pine. O ship that wert my woe, that art my love, avoid the seas And shun the treacherous waters of the shining Cyclades. | 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 LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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