Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE STOWAWAY, by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY Poet's Biography First Line: There is never a ship sails down the bay Last Line: But carries my heart as a stowaway! Subject(s): Stowaways | ||||||||
THERE is never a ship sails down the bay But hidden aboard is a stowaway! My office windows are wide, are wide They look on the bay where the great ships ride, Where the winds of heaven blow free, blow free, And the ships go out on the ebbing tide But on every ship that sails, I know Is a stowaway hid somewhere below! I have a wife who is fair to see; I have children at home to welcome me Is the heart of man never satisfied? Oh, why should I watch the ships and the sea? How know that a stowaway hides away In the hold of each ship when she leaves the bay? I have possessions to waken pride; My house is massivemy lands are wide, But my heart is stirred when the winds blow free, And the ships go out on the ebbing tide. And in every ship that puts to sea, Lies a stowaway hiding stealthily! There are old strange cities where I would be; There are far green isles and they call to me When the ships go out on the ebbing tide, And the winds of heaven blow free, blow free! And never a ship sails out of the bay But carries my heart as a stowaway! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DESERTED HOUSE by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY A MOTHER SPEAKS by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY A POEM OF THE SEA by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY A SONG OF YOUTH by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY A WOMAN I KNEW by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY ACROSS THE YEARS by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY AFTER LONG YEARS by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY AFTERMATH by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY AN EPITAPH by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY ARMISTICE DAY by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY |
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