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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUNRISE, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography
First Line: The dim light to the sou'ward
Last Line: Climbs up out of the sea.
Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben
Subject(s): Dawn; Sailing & Sailors; Sea; Sunrise; Seamen; Sails; Ocean
First Line: The dim light to the sou'ward
Last Line: Climbs up out of the sea.
Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben
Subject(s): Dawn; Sailing & Sailors; Sea; Sunrise; Seamen; Sails; Ocean
THE dim light to the sou'ward
Is the beacon of the coast,
But the white light to the leeward
The mariner loves most.
And whether 'tis the dim light
Or the white light to the lee,
That great big hunk of daylight
Is light of lights for me.
But what it is of all lights
That fills my soul with glee,
Is when that hunk of daylight
Climbs up out of the sea.
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