Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE THREE LITTLE SHIPS, by ANNETTE WYNNE


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THE THREE LITTLE SHIPS, by                    
First Line: There, are great big ships and they / ride all day
Last Line: The pinta, the niña, the santa marie.
Subject(s): Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506); Explorers; October; Ships & Shipping; U.s. - History; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers


THERE are great big ships and they ride all day,
And they hurry to good lands far away,
But there never were ships so brave as the three,
The Pinta, the Niña, the Santa Marie!

With engines that jar and puff through the gales
The big ships go; but good strong sails
The little ships had—and they spread them free
On the Pinta, the Niña, the Santa Marie!

The waves were mad and the winds were cold,
But the heart of the pilot was true and bold;
And strong was his faith in the new strange sea
And the Pinta, the Niña, the Santa Marie.

O great big ships that forever ride,
These little ships found you your way through the tide,
And never shall ships be brave as the three,
The Pinta, the Niña, the Santa Marie.





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