History & Politics
The Reiving Ship
From Lyra Celtica (1924)
A ho hi! hirrum bo!
Early sails she to the reiving,
A ho hi! Hirrum bo!
Flashing by the frowning headlands.
A ho hi! Hirrum bo!
Early sails she to the reiving.
A ho hi! Hirrum bo!
Grinds beneath her, gray-blue limpets,
A ho hi! hirrum bo!
Crunches curving whelks to sand-drift.
A ho hi! hirrum bo!
Early sails she to the reiving.
Sweeps she gaily Moola’s waters, Kyles and Moyles to fair green Isla,
Leaps her way to Isles of daring, gleaming Isles of blades and laughter.
A ho hi! hirrum bo!
Early sails she to the reiving.
Cite this poem
MLA
Macleod, Kenneth. “The Reiving Ship.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macleod_k/2/.
Chicago
Macleod, Kenneth. “The Reiving Ship.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macleod_k/2/.
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