Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON MEETING A SAILING VESSEL IN MID-OCEAN, by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She moves on grandly 'twixt the sea and sky Last Line: Then heartsick to our solitude we turn. Alternate Author Name(s): Chandler, Ellen Louise Subject(s): Ships & Shipping | ||||||||
SHE moves on grandly 'twixt the sea and sky, Like some gigantic bird from foreign shore; Gray mist behind her and gray mist before, Riding upon the waters royally. Salt winds caress her, as they urge her by, And we who watch shall see her nevermore; For on she goes, to where the breakers roar Round some far coast we never may descry. So on Life's tide we meet an unknown soul, And catch a passing vision of its grace; Just seen, then vanished, leaving us to yearn With vain desire to follow to its goal The revelation of the radiant face -- Then heartsick to our solitude we turn. | 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 A PAINTED FAN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON |
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