LITTLE ships of whitest pearl With sailors who were ancient kings, Come over the sea when my little girl Sings. And if my little girl should weep, Little ships with torn sails Go headlong down among the deep Whales. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN TIME OF GRIEF by LIZETTE WOODWORTH REESE THE CASTLE OF INDOLENCE: CANTO 1 by JAMES THOMSON (1700-1748) LINES by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS TO A FATHER, ON THE DEATH OF HIS ONLY CHILD by BERNARD BARTON FINITE AND INFINITE by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |