Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE IN WATCHFULNESS; UPON THE SHEEPDOWNS, by FORD MADOX FORD


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LOVE IN WATCHFULNESS; UPON THE SHEEPDOWNS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sail, oh sail away
Last Line: You'll sail away.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hueffer, Ford Hermann; Hueffer, Ford Madox
Subject(s): Love


SAIL, oh sail away,
Oh sail, ye clouds, above my face,
Here where I lie;
Trail, oh trail away
Ye ling'ring minutes and give place
To hours that fly.

But when I hear an echo mutter,
Soft up the slope of golden gorse,
Oh, when I see a distant horse,
When I shall see, afar, a kerchief flutter
Among the shrouds
And driving veils of mist, you'll sail away you hours and clouds,
You'll sail away.





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