Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AT SEA, by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE



Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

AT SEA, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Farewell and adieu' was the burden prevailing
Last Line: Farewell and adieu.
Subject(s): Absence; Roundels; Sea; Travel; Separation; Isolation; Ocean; Journeys; Trips


'FAREWELL and adieu' was the burden prevailing
Long since in the chant of a home-faring crew;
And the heart in us echoes, with laughing or wailing,
Farewell and adieu.

Each year that we live shall we sing it anew,
With a water untravelled before us for sailing
And a water behind us that wrecks may bestrew.

The stars of the past and the beacons are paling,
The heavens and the waters are hoarier of hue;
But the heart in us chants not an all unavailing
Farewell and adieu.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...



Home: PoetryExplorer.net