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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHIPS O' DREAMS, by EDITH MEDBERY FITCH
First Line: The gray ships, the stately ships
Last Line: A-steaming down the bay.
Subject(s): Dreams; Sea; Ships & Shipping; Nightmares; Ocean
First Line: The gray ships, the stately ships
Last Line: A-steaming down the bay.
Subject(s): Dreams; Sea; Ships & Shipping; Nightmares; Ocean
The gray ships, the stately ships,
A-standing out to sea,
With lights a-filtering through fog
And flags a-floating free,
Like phantoms from a fairy world
Tell wondrous tales to me—
The gray ships, the stately ships,
A-standing out to sea.
The gray ships, the stately ships,
Agleam with silver spray—
Long, long ago, they carried far
My golden dreams away—
And one, they're bringing back to me
All decked in garlands gay—
The gray ships, the stately ships,
Agleam with silver spray.
O, gray ships! O, stately ships!
A-steaming down the bay—
I know the tales you tell are true,
Of strange lands, far away;
For out from their bright, shining shores
You brought my dream today—
O, gray ships! O, stately ships!
A-steaming down the bay.
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