Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 113, by BLISS CARMAN Poet's Biography First Line: The sails of the ship are white, love Last Line: You smile and will not say. Subject(s): Love – Nature Of | ||||||||
The sails of the ship are white, love; What are they? The hauling clouds, you say. The ropes are weather-worn, love; What are they? The strands of rain, you say. The lights ashore are lit, love; What are they? The beacon stars, you say. How shall we keep the course, love, By night and day? By a secret chart, you say. But how shall we reckon true, love, Without time of day? By a tick of the heart, you say. And how shall we know the land, love, On that day? You smile and will not say. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRY GOING OUT OVER PASTURES by ROBERT BLY AND KNEELING AT THE EDGE OF THE TRANSPARENT SEA I SHALL SHAPE FOR ... by ANNE CARSON THE GLASS ESSAY by ANNE CARSON AMONG MY FRIENDS LOVE IS A GREAT SORROW by ROBERT DUNCAN CHOSEN BY THE LION by LINDA GREGG THE SMALL THING LOVE IS by LINDA GREGG ADVISING MYSELF by PHILIP LEVINE A MORE ANCIENT MARINER by BLISS CARMAN |
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