Poems (White)/A Sailor's Wife
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A SAILOR'S WIFE
The wind is raging—storm at sea!
And Jim is out upon the deep.
The waves are lashing—'tis hard to be
A sailor's wife—such watch to keep!
And Jim is out upon the deep.
The waves are lashing—'tis hard to be
A sailor's wife—such watch to keep!
All night I've waited on the beach.
The lightning shows the foam on wave.
A hope I had: some news might reach,
Life-boats would go their lives to save.
The lightning shows the foam on wave.
A hope I had: some news might reach,
Life-boats would go their lives to save.
I fell asleep and dreamed that how
My Jim was laid beside me—dead!
I wakened with a start,—for thou,
Bright sun, was shining on my head.
My Jim was laid beside me—dead!
I wakened with a start,—for thou,
Bright sun, was shining on my head.
The rippling waves had gone to sleep;
A man lay still upon the sands;
The waves were calm upon the deep,—
But I was wringing both my hands.
A man lay still upon the sands;
The waves were calm upon the deep,—
But I was wringing both my hands.