Unreturning, by Emily Dickinson

Unreturning

'T was such a little, little boat
That toddled down the bay!
'T was such a gallant, gallant sea
That beckoned it away!   'T was such a greedy, greedy wave
That licked it from the coast;
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!

poems.one - Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson