Unsubdued as is the sea,
From the first, O lordly Desert,
Thou hast drawn my heart to thee!
Desolate thou art, and silent,
Barren both of fruit and flower;
Yet I love thine arid grandeur
That defies man’s utmost power!
THE LAST SURVIVOR FROM THE
LIFE-BOAT
Beneath his pillow, hid away
From careless sight, the nurses say,