Christina Georgina Rossetti Sea Poems

Why does the sea moan evermore?
Shut out from heaven it makes its moan,
It frets against the boundary shore;
All earth's full rivers cannot fill
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The horses of the sea
Rear a foaming crest,
But the horses of the land
Serve us the best.
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Fly away, fly away over the sea,
Sun-loving swallow, for summer is done;
Come again, come again, come back to me,
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Unmindful of the roses,
Unmindful of the thorn,
A reaper tired reposes
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What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow:
What are brief? To-day and to-morrow:
What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth:
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