Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CAPTAIN LEAN, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Out of the east a hurricane Last Line: Howsoever the billows roll! Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
Out of the East a hurricane Swept down on Captain Lean -- That mariner and gentleman Will not again be seen. He sailed his ship against the foes Of his own country dear, But now in the trough of the billows An aimless course doth steer. Powder was violets to his nostrils, Sweet the din of the fighting-line, Now he is flotsam on the seas, And his bones are bleached with brine. The stars move up along the sky, The moon she shines so bright, And in that solitude the foam Sparkles unearthly white. This is the tomb of Captain Lean, Would a straiter please his soul? I trow he sleeps in peace, Howsoever the billows roll! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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