Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HOME-BOUND SHIP, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER


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THE HOME-BOUND SHIP, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Far out on the stormy ocean
Last Line: Bringing my loved ones home.
Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs.
Subject(s): Homecoming; Sailing & Sailors; Ships & Shipping; Travel; Journeys; Trips


FAR out on the stormy ocean
There's a ship that is faring home,
Cleaving the great green breakers,
Parting the curd white foam;
Passing the mighty icebergs,
Crossing the surging sea,
The ship that is bringing my dear ones
Safely back to me.

Many a ship is sailing
Forth on the ocean vast;
Laden with gold and spices,
Gallant from deck to mast;
But only one ship I dream of,
For only one ship I pray,
The ship that over the ocean
Is making her home-bound way.

'Tis just as were mine the single
Home out of all the world,
Just as were mine the only
Flag to the winds unfurled,
As over the great green billows,
Parting the curd white foam,
I think of the ship that is hasting,
Bringing my loved ones home.





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