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THE VOICE OF OCEAN
The ocean's voice is vast, and only one,
Yet still as its great messages are lent
To different hearts it seemeth different.
The child finds fairy music in its tone,
Sweet fear, dim bells of silver unison;
To the young fair adventure they present,
Singing him off to isle or continent,
Where deeds of high results are to be done.
The old man hears them—‘Grey we are and lorn.’
‘Lonely and grey,’ he thinks; ‘and some old sin
Under the starlight or the storm always
Drives you a work to do, a bourne to win,
Baffled through long æonian yesterdays,
To end in peace some unapparent morn.’
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