'Twas such a little - little boat
That toddled down the bay!
'Twas such a gallant - gallant sea
That beckoned it away!
'Twas such a greedy, greedy wave
That licked it from the Coast -
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!
More verses by Emily Dickinson
- Down Time's quaint stream
- The First Day That I Was A Life
- The Morning After Woe
- If Blame Be My Side—forfeit Me
- The Dust Behind I Strove To Join