Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THERE GO THE SHIPS OF HEAVEN, by ALICE A. FLAGG



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THERE GO THE SHIPS OF HEAVEN, by                    
First Line: When christopher columbus
Last Line: Make difficulties old.
Subject(s): Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506); Explorers; Faith; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers; Belief; Creed


When Christopher Columbus
First sailed the western sea,
He opened a new era
Of times that were to be.
Men sailed the broad Atlantic
And studied well its bounds,
Examining its inlets,
Its gulfs, its bays, its sounds.
Then vessels sailed its waters --
America they sought, --
The great, new land where freedom
So easily was bought.
Then sailors came to fill the needs
Of people far from mills,
And make for their home countries
Great coffers and great tills.
Oh, ships were lost and stranded
That sailed in early days
Before the sailors learned full well
Her currents and wind-ways;
And many, many years passed by
Before the time drew nigh
When up above the stormy waves
Winged ships should sail the sky.
And now, in flocks, they fly above,
And seek new currents where
The ships -- the ships of heaven --
May sail the upper air.
Oh, hail the last new era
So dauntless and so bold,
When conquests of the conquerors
Make difficulties old.





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