It came with the threat of a waning moon
And the wail of an ebbing tide,
But many a woman has lived for less,
And many a man has died;
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Wave out of wave of the sea And who shall reckon what lives may live In the life that we bade goodbye.
What beautiful rhyming, what profound philosophy! Unquestionably a master!
............a wonderful poem, I love this....this speaks to me of a passion ★
This poem was short but gave a clear view that not everyone believes the christian faith and just like the christian, they died for their faith. A faith centuries old. How can one say there is nothing to this faith!
Looking at Nature observantly, the poet tries to seek the meaning of life