Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DEEP BLUE SEA, by MRS. THOMAS B. UPCHURCH First Line: Oh restless sea! Confide in me Last Line: Roll on, thou deep blue sea. Subject(s): Sea; Ocean | ||||||||
Oh restless sea! confide in me, Say why your ceaseless moaning? You seem distressed, no time for rest, Your waters ever foaming. Oh wondrous sea! of mystery, I stand and gaze and wonder, While billows roar and lash the shore Like distant winds and thunder. Oh deep blue sea! all will agree Your colors so artistic, A tinted hue of green and blue, Present a scene most mystic. Oh stormy sea! you've heard the plea Of seamen drifting, drowning; Beneath your waves are countless graves, A cause for groans and frowning. Oh trackless sea! no land or tree The traveler can discover, No mile post show, the way to go, While sea birds near us hover. Oh rolling sea, make known to me The mysteries of ages, In your distress and heaviness A conflict ever rages. When the tide comes in with rush and din, No message comes to me; When the tide goes out, still left in doubt, Roll on, thou deep blue sea. | 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 MARTHA WASHINGTON by SIDNEY LANIER |
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