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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EVENING AT GLOUCESTER, by ELEANOR JANE OLMSTEAD First Line: Oh, when the mist came in off gloucester bay Last Line: To me, marooned by nature in that silvery guise. Subject(s): Gloucester, Massachusetts | |||
Oh, when the mist came in off Gloucester Bay, A silvery fog which isolated all, A dripping fog which covered large and small; It hid away the ships with lights so gay, It hid the lighthouse lights, the Milky Way; It even hid the near-by strong sea-wall And lamp posts standing near and standing tall Whose haloed lamps a blurry light convey. And I, quite isolated, standing there, Hearing the ever-dinging warning bell, Trying to pierce the fog with feeble eyes, Feeling cold mist upon my cheeks and hair, Sensed a message which the fog would tell To me, marooned by Nature in that silvery guise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW GLOUCESTER MOORS by WILLIAM VAUGHN MOODY THE PHANTOM BOAT by ELISHA NORMAN GUNNISON MAXIMUS, IN GLOUCESTER SUNDAY, LXV by CHARLES OLSON THE LIBRARIAN by CHARLES OLSON MIDSUMMER IN THE CITY by EPES SARGENT GLOUCESTER HARBOR by ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD DAISY FIELD by ELEANOR JANE OLMSTEAD |
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