PEOPLE that build their houses inland, People that buy a plot of ground Shaped like a house, and build a house there, Far from the sea-board, far from the sound Of water sucking the hollow ledges, Tons of water striking the shore, What do they long for, as I long for One salt smell of the sea once more? People the waves have not awakened, Spanking the boats at the harbor's head, What do they long for, as I long for, -- Starting up in my inland bed, Beating the narrow walls, and finding Neither a window nor a door, Screaming to God for death by drowning, One salt taste of the sea once more? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG OF THE RABBITS OUTSIDE THE TAVERN by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH THE LONELY DEATH by ADELAIDE CRAPSEY THE WORLD: A CHILD'S SONG by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE DYING SWAN by ALFRED TENNYSON THE EARLY PRIMROSE by HENRY KIRKE WHITE |