Poem‘Twas such a little – little boat
Author / PoetEmily Dickinson
ReferenceRW152
TagsBoat, Journey, Lost, Sea

‘Twas such a little – little boat
That toddled down the bay!
‘Twas such a gallant – gallant sea
That beckoned it away!

‘Twas such a greedy, greedy wave
That licked it from the Coast –
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!

Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
10 Dec 1830 - 15 May 1886
Region: Central America
Period: Victorian
Movement: Romanticism

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