Nature

The Lake Boats

by Edgar Lee Masters 1868–1950

From Toward the Gulf (1918)

Nature

And under the shadows of cliffs of brick
The lake boats
Huddled like swans
Turn and sigh like sleepers----
They are longing for the Spring!

MLA

Masters, Edgar Lee. “The Lake Boats.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/356/.

Chicago

Masters, Edgar Lee. “The Lake Boats.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/356/.

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