Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SAILING, by RALPH DELAHAYE PAINE


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First Line: Fair luna shines bright
Last Line: Ere they sink in life's ocean so wide.
Subject(s): Sailing & Sailors


FAIR Luna shines bright,
Pouring soft mellow light
On the deck and each shimmering sail;
The night breezes sigh,
The foam eddies by,
As the seas swell along the lee rail.

From the rigging aloft
Comes a melody soft,
Like the strings of a harp gently pressed;
While the tinkling flow
In our wake as we go
Makes a lullaby soothing to rest.

Then bid care take its flight,
We'll be happy to-night
As we dreamily steal o'er the tide;
For the joys of to-day
We must grasp while we may,
Ere they sink in life's ocean so wide.





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