English Poetry. Bliss Carman. A Sea Child. Блисс Кармен.

Bliss Carman (Блисс Кармен)

A Sea Child

The lover of child Marjory 
Had one white hour of life brim full; 
Now the old nurse, the rocking sea, 
Hath him to lull. 
The daughter of child Marjory 
Hath in her veins, to beat and run, 
The glad indomitable sea, 
The strong white sun.

Bliss Carman’s other poems:

1. The Givers of Life
2. Behind the Arras
3. Spring’s Saraband
4. The Garden of Dreams
5. The Gift

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