Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NEW YEAR'S DAY - AND EVERY DAY, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY First Line: Each man is captain of his soul Last Line: And he will bring us through. Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
Each man is Captain of his Soul, And each man his own Crew, But the Pilot knows the Unknown Seas, And He will bring us through. We break new seas to-day, -- Our eager keels quest unaccustomed waters, And, from the vast uncharted waste in front, The mystic circles leap To greet our prows with mightiest possibilities; Bringing us -- what? -- Dread shoals and shifting banks? -- And calms and storms? -- And clouds and biting gales? -- And wreck and loss? -- And valiant fighting-times? And, maybe, Death! -- and so, the Larger Life! For should the Pilot deem it best To cut the voyage short, He sees beyond the sky-line, and He'll bring us into Port. And, maybe, Life -- Life on a bounding tide And chance of glorious deeds; -- Of help swift-borne to drowning mariners; Of cheer to ships dismasted in the gale; Of succours given unasked and joyfully; Of mighty service to all needy souls. So -- Ho for the Pilot's orders, Whatever course He makes! For He sees beyond the sky-line, And He never makes mistakes. And, maybe, Golden Days, Full freighted with delight! -- And wide free seas of unimagined bliss, -- And Treasure Isles, and Kingdoms to be won, -- And Undiscovered Countries, and New Kin. For each man captains his own Soul, And chooses his own Crew, But the Pilot knows the Unknown Seas, And He will bring us through. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A NEW EARTH by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY |
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