Thursday, October 8, 2015

Break, Break Break

Break, Break Break on thy cold grey stones o' sea
and I would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me.
Oh well, for the fishermans boy how he shouts with his sister at play 
Oh well, for the sailors lad how he sails on his boat on the bay.
And the stately ships go on 
to their haven under the hill
and oh for the touch of a vanished hand 
or a sound of a voice that is still.
Break, break break at thy foot of thy crags o' sea 
For the tender grace of a day that is dead
shall never come back to me.

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