Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OUTWARD BOUND, by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK


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First Line: Out upon the unknown deep
Last Line: Outward bound.
Alternate Author Name(s): Mulock, Dinah Maria
Subject(s): Sea Voyages


OUT upon the unknown deep,
Where the unheard oceans sound,
Where the unseen islands sleep, --
Outward bound.
Following towards the silent west
O'er the horizon's curved rim, --
Or to islands of the blest,
-- He with me and I with him --
Outward bound.

Nothing but a speck we seem
In the waste of waters round,
Floating, floating like a dream, --
Outward bound.
But within that tiny speck
Two brave hearts with one accord
Past all tumult, grief, and wreck,
Look up calm, -- and praise the Lord, --
Outward bound.








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