Lyric Poem · Peace
Home-Thoughts, From the Sea
Nobly, nobly, Cape Saint Vincent to the Northwest died away;
Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay;
Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay;
In the dimmest Northeast distance dawned Gibraltar grand and gray;
"Here and here did England help me: how can I help England?" — say,
Whoso turns as I, this evening, turn to God and pray,
While Jove's planet rises yonder, silent over Africa.
This poem is in the public domain.
“Home-Thoughts, From the Sea” by Robert Browning — quilloak.com/poems/home-thoughts-from-the-sea
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