Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DE GOOD SHIP, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography First Line: I'se bin watchin' long fer de good ship Last Line: My good ship had done got in. Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben Subject(s): Ships & Shipping | ||||||||
I'SE bin watchin' long fer de Good Ship, De Good Ship de Lo'd sent ter me; An' it 'pears dat hit's had a long voyage Crossin' life's troublesome sea. I'se spected it 'long in de moh'nin', When nary a sail was in sight, An' I 'se looked fer it 'long about noonday, 'N watched fer it way in de night. Till I cast my eye ovah de boun 'less Ole ocean, an' what did I see? Off der in de hush ob de distance De Good Ship a-comin' to me. So I laid my haid down on my pillow, Fo'gettin' life's worry an' sin; An' when I awoke in de moh'nin', My Good Ship had done got in. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW THE SHIP POUNDING by DONALD HALL ULTRAISTA ONEIRIC by ANSELM HOLLO THE NORTH SHIP by PHILIP LARKIN GOOD SHIPS by JOHN CROWE RANSOM THE PESSIMIST by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING |
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