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A GREEN WAVE by WILLIAM SHARP

First Line: BETWEEN THE SALT SEA-SEND BEFORE
Last Line: WITH PLUMES FROM THE GREY CLOUDS THAT FLY.
Subject(s): SEA; SKY; WIND; OCEAN;

Between the salt sea-send before
And all the flowing gulfs behind,
Half lifted by the rising wind,
Half eager for the ungain'd shore,
A great green wave of shining light
Sweeps onward crowned with dazzling white:

Above, the east wind shreds the sky
With plumes from the grey clouds that fly.



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