SEAWARD he set his course, nor hugg'd the shore Of circumstance, resolv'd, dauntless, to sound The deep unfathomable seas, explore Alone far caverns measureless, profound, Seek that which lies below, beyond, behind The knower and the known, and when the West Salutes the stars with rose and gold, to find The foam-reef'd Isles of Hesperus—the Bless'd. Teach me your secret, O great mariner, That when my tides of faith are all but spent, When night and chilling winds afflict the sea, When though at home I am a foreigner And homesick, I may somehow learn content And find the pole-star of your loyalty! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PRODIGAL SON by DAVID IGNATOW THE BLACK REGIMENT by GEORGE HENRY BOKER THE RAT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES OUR SOLDIERS' SANTIAGO SONG by DAVID GRAHAM ADEE THE ROUNDHOUSE by WILLIAM ROSE BENET NATALIA'S RESURRECTION: 27 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |