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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF THE SHELL, by HENRY NEHEMIAH DODGE First Line: The aged ocean is my nurse Last Line: Sing, ocean, surge and sing! Subject(s): Sea; Shells; Ocean; Conchology | |||
The aged ocean is my nurse, My swaddling-band, sea-grass; The bright waves wash me in their spray And kiss me as they pass. The storm-song is my lullaby, I love old Ocean's voice; The flood-tides bring me dainty food, And waking I rejoice. Though but a tender, pearly shell, Safe to my rock I cling; The future hath no fears for me, Sing, Ocean, surge and sing! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TANKA DIARY (2) by HARRYETTE MULLEN APPRECIATION by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TO SOME LADIES [ON RECEIVING A CURIOUS SHELL] by JOHN KEATS ON SOME SHELLS FOUND INLAND by TRUMBULL STICKNEY WITH A NANTUCKET SHELL by CHARLES HENRY WEBB AN ENGLISH SHELL by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON SEA LAVENDER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN MONMOUTH SANDS by HENRY NEHEMIAH DODGE |
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