Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WAY OF THE WORLD, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: A boat that sails upon the sea
Last Line: And watch and prayer.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Boats; Sailing & Sailors; Sea; Ocean


A boat that sails upon the sea;
Sails far and far and far away:
Who sail in her sing songs of glee,
Or watch and pray.

A boat that drifts upon the sea
Silent and void to sun and air:
Who sailed in her have ended glee
And watch and prayer.





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