Poems (White)/A Ship
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A SHIP
O brain, that has such power and might,
O brain, that is so bold,
Think well!—A ship to be—
That roaring flames or raging storms,
The icebergs and the cold,
May not such victory claim from thee,
Lift up your beacon light.
O brain, that is so bold,
Think well!—A ship to be—
That roaring flames or raging storms,
The icebergs and the cold,
May not such victory claim from thee,
Lift up your beacon light.
This ship you'll build of iron and steel,
That not a spark may hold,
Nor cleft it by rough sea.
When facing gales, or sailing calms,
In cold or heat untold,
You'll always weather and be free,
So light and strong the keel.
That not a spark may hold,
Nor cleft it by rough sea.
When facing gales, or sailing calms,
In cold or heat untold,
You'll always weather and be free,
So light and strong the keel.
Far out upon the sea so wild
This ship goes sliding proudly forth.
Great human lives are in her hold,
These lives dependent on the child
Of a clear brain.—Bold thoughts unfold
To gain a blessing hundredfold.
This ship goes sliding proudly forth.
Great human lives are in her hold,
These lives dependent on the child
Of a clear brain.—Bold thoughts unfold
To gain a blessing hundredfold.