Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY SHIP, by J. F. HOUCK


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MY SHIP, by                    
First Line: I laid its keel with utmost care
Last Line: Where waves are stilled, where all is peace.
Subject(s): Ships & Shipping


I laid its keel with utmost care
But thought at times I could not bear
The task. Each morning at the dawn,
With hope renewed, I labored on,
And now the ship that I have willed
And toiled these many years to build
Is basking in the sun. Many times
Some lashing tides from far off climes
Came and tried to steal from me
And take my half built craft to sea.

Patiently I'll watch and wait
For peaceful tides and trust to Fate,
That when my ship floats out to sea
No rock, no wave, no reef will be
A menace to my sturdy boat,
That it may ever keep afloat
And reach the port where travels cease,
Where waves are stilled, where all is peace.





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