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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE EDGE OF THE RIVER, by THOMAS MCGRATH Poet's Biography
First Line: It has been a long journey
Last Line: Of the water
Subject(s): Boats; Rivers
First Line: It has been a long journey
Last Line: Of the water
Subject(s): Boats; Rivers
It has been a long journey.
And now, at the end of it,
Like a boat that broke free and drifted far down the river,
I come to rest on an unknown shore:
Half in, half out
Of the water.
Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org
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