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THE SEABORN by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM

First Line: YOU WHO ARE SEABORN DO NOT KNOW
Last Line: AT WATER DISTANT AS FAR BIRDS.

YOU who are seaborn do not know
Low quiet hills against the sky.
There is no peace the way you go
But restless ships and a gull's cry.

A trail that winds in silent grass,
A grove of sycamores, strayed sheep,
A lark's warm song, you never pass. . .
Wild water rocks you to your sleep.

You who are seaborn always bear
The sea about your ways, your words.
I am content to sit and stare
At water distant as far birds.



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