Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SEASIDE THOUGHTS, by BERNARD BARTON


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SEASIDE THOUGHTS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Beautiful, sublime, and glorious
Last Line: What must thy creator be?
Alternate Author Name(s): Quaker Poet
Variant Title(s): The Sea
Subject(s): Sea; Ocean


BEAUTIFUL, sublime, and glorious;
Mild, majestic, foaming, free, --
Over time itself victorious,
Image of eternity!
Sun and moon and stars shine o'er thee,
See thy surface ebb and flow,
Yet attempt not to explore thee
In thy soundless depths below.
Whether morning's splendors steep thee
With the rainbow's glowing grace,
Tempests rouse, or navies sweep thee,
'T is but for a moment's space.
Earth, -- her valleys and her mountains,
Mortal man's behests obey;
The unfathomable fountains
Scoff his search and scorn his sway.
Such art, thou, stupendous Ocean!
But, if overwhelmed by thee,
Can we think, without emotion,
What must thy Creator be?




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