Walter Mitchell

  • The Weather-leech of the topsail shivers,
      The bowlines strain, and the lee-shrouds slacken,
    The braces are taut, the lithe boom quivers,
      And the waves with the coming squall-cloud blacken.

    Open one point on the weather-bow,
      Is the light-house tall...

  • The weather-leech of the topsail shivers,
      The bowlines strain, and the lee-shrouds slacken,
    The braces are taut, the lithe boom quivers,
      And the waves with the coming squall-cloud blacken.

    Open one point on the weather-bow,
      Is the light-house tall...