Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SAILING, by RALPH DELAHAYE PAINE Poet's Biography 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EASTERN LONG ISLAND by MARVIN BELL SAILS OF MURMUR by ANSELM HOLLO LOST ABOARD U.S.S. 'GROWLER'; IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HICKEY, 1944 by CHARLES OLSON THE LOVE POEMS OF MARICHIKO: 11 by KENNETH REXROTH THE LOVE POEMS OF MARICHIKO: 47 by KENNETH REXROTH |
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