Living
Northman
Living
The gale that wrecked you on the sand,
It helped my rowers to row;
The storm is my best galley hand
And drives me where I go.
Cite this poem
MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Northman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/125/.
Chicago
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Northman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/125/.
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