Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BATTLESHIPS, by LORI PETRI First Line: They rock and ride like great grey gulls Last Line: The black lusts of the primal slime. Subject(s): Animals; Battleships; Bears; Navy - United States; American Navy | ||||||||
They rock and ride like great grey gulls Upon the waters of the world, Within their sullen, stately hulls The dreams and toil of ages furled. For men have cowed the stubborn earth, Made sun and stars their truths reveal, To bring to fearful, floating birth These savages of smoking steel. They lead the craft of life, they stream Triumphant on the tides of time, While through their armored glories gleam The black lusts of the primal slime. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...READING MY POEMS FROM WORLD WAR II by WILLIAM MEREDITH WHEN THE GREAT GRAY SHIPS COME IN [AUGUST 20, 1898] by GUY WETMORE CARRYL TOM BOWLING ['S EPITAPH] by CHARLES DIBDIN HOW WE BURNED THE 'PHILADELPHIA' by BARRETT EASTMAN BARNEY'S INVITATION by PHILIP FRENEAU ON THE MEMORABLE VICTORY OF PAUL JONES by PHILIP FRENEAU THE YANKEE PRIVATEER by ARTHUR HALE OLD IRONSIDES by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES THE BATTLE OF THE KEGS by FRANCIS HOPKINSON |
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