Lyric Poem · Nature
The Ship Starting
by Walt Whitman
LO! the unbounded sea!
On its breast a Ship starting, spreading all her sails—an ample Ship,
carrying even her moonsails;
The pennant is flying aloft, as she speeds, she speeds so stately—below,
emulous waves press forward,
They surround the Ship, with shining curving motions, and foam.
This poem is in the public domain.
“The Ship Starting” by Walt Whitman — quilloak.com/poems/the-ship-starting
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