A Friend's Wish. To C. W. S.



Give me your last Aloha,
When I go out of sight,
Over the dark rim of the sea
Into the Polar night!
  
And all the Northland give you
Skoal for the voyage begun,
When your bright summer sail goes down
Into the zones of sun!
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

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Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 216
Words 46
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

Bliss Carman (William)

William Bliss Carman FRSC was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame. He was acclaimed as Canada's poet laureate during his later years. more…

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