Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TWO OCEANS, by JOHN STERLING (1806-1844) Poet's Biography First Line: Two seas, amid the night Last Line: Ne'er knew the track of a pilot. Subject(s): Rest; Sea; Sleep; Ocean | ||||||||
Two seas, amid the night, In the moonshine roll and sparkle-- Now spread in the silver light, Now sadden, and wail, and darkle. The one has a billowy motion, And from land to land it gleams; The other is sleep's wide ocean, And its glimmering waves are dreams. The one, with murmur and roar, Bears fleets around coast and islet; The other, without a shore, Ne'er knew the track of a pilot. | 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 THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS ALFRED THE HARPER by JOHN STERLING (1806-1844) |
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