MID-OCEAN.
The wholeness of Almighty God lies fathoms deep, and stretches either side;
Colossal splendor rolls whichever way I look,
And never terminates,
Extols the secret power of Life.
Our keel divides the waters in a silver streak,
Our prow, a golden sword, goes plunging toward the dawn,
I gaze in wonderment and awe,
Confused by unknown tongues, and towering sounds,
I long to clasp the world in one embrace.
On board the “Kronprinz Wilhelm,” Sept. 1, 1911.