There is a poem about death which likens it to a ship sailing away. What is that poem?

5 Responses to There is a poem about death which likens it to a ship sailing away. What is that poem?

1. GreaseMonkey | February 14, 2010 at 1:27 pm | Reply

   Crossing the Bar by Lord Tennyson

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2. pcosenior | February 14, 2010 at 9:27 pm | Reply

   is is Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner? because that poem is all about life and death, and it deals with several ships actually symbolizing death and things like burdens(albotros) very good i recommend it!

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3. harry | February 15, 2010 at 6:31 am | Reply

   THE RHIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER

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4. trav's krissy | February 15, 2010 at 4:27 pm | Reply

   it IS crossing the bar

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5. In memory of mom | February 16, 2010 at 5:27 am | Reply

   “In a beautiful blue lagoon on a clear day,
   a fine sailing ship spreads its brilliant
   white canvas in a fresh morning breeze and
   sails out to the open sea. We watch her
   glide away magnificently through the deep
   blue and gradually see her grow smaller and
   smaller as she nears the horizon. Finally,
   where the sea and sky meet, she slips silently
   from sight, and someone near me says, ‘there,
   she is gone!’

   Gone where? Gone from sight. That is all.
   She is still as large in mast and hull and
   sail, still just as able to bear her load.
   And we can be sure that, just as we say,
   ‘there, she is gone’ another says, ‘there, she comes!’.”

   Henry Van Dyke

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