Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NOSTALGIA, by LAURA M. GRADICK


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NOSTALGIA, by                    
First Line: I am homesick for the ocean
Last Line: And my humble, seaside home!
Subject(s): Homesickness; Nostalgia; Seashore; Beach; Coast; Shore


I am homesick for the ocean,
For the breakers' mighty roar,
For the waves that chase each other
Toward the sand dunes on the shore.

I would watch the seagulls flying,
I would mark the porpoise leap,
I would see the changing colors
On the ever-changing deep.

I would watch the great ships coming
From strange seas and lands afar,
And pretend, as each reached harbor,
That my ship had crossed the bar.

I would watch the sunshine sparkle
On the wave crests' snowy foam --
Oh, I'm homesick for the ocean
And my humble, seaside home!





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