And ever a thrill in mine inmost heart
That my reason cannot explain.
So I say to my heart, "Be silent,
The mystery of time is here;
Death's way will be plain when we fathom the main,
And the secret of life be clear."
A SAILOR'S SONG
Oh for the breath of the briny deep,
And the tug of the bellying sail,
With the sea-gull's cry across the sky