Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BREAKING BILLOWS AT SORRENTO, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: A sky of whirling flakes of foam Last Line: In thunder the sea's boundless might. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Australia; Sea; Sky; Ocean | ||||||||
A sky of whirling flakes of foam; A rushing world of dazzling blue One moment, the sky looms in view -- The next, a crash in its curved dome, A tumult indescribable; And eyes dazed with the miracle. Here breaks by circling day and night In thunder the sea's boundless might. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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