|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHERE LEAPS THE STE. MARIE, by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: What dream you in the night-time
Last Line: Then, your aftermath of sleep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tekahionwake
Subject(s): Sea; Waves; Ocean
First Line: What dream you in the night-time
Last Line: Then, your aftermath of sleep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tekahionwake
Subject(s): Sea; Waves; Ocean
I
WHAT dream you in the night-time
When you whisper to the moon?
What say you in the morning?
What do you sing at noon?
When I hear your voice uplifting
Like a breeze through branches sifting,
And your ripples softly drifting
To the August airs a-tune.
II
Lend me your happy laughter,
Ste. Marie, as you leap;
Your peace that follows after
Where through the isles you creep.
Give to me your splendid dashing,
Give your sparkles and your splashing.
Your uphurling waves down crashing,
Then, your aftermath of sleep.
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER
JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS
BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS
CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS
THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS
A CRY FROM AN INDIAN WIFE by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON