Death & Dying
Far Off-Shore
From John Marr and Other Sailors (1888)
Death & Dying
Look, the raft, a signal flying,
Thin—a shred;
None upon the lashed spars lying,
Quick or dead.
Cries the sea-fowl, hovering over,
“Crew, the crew?”
And the billow, reckless, rover,
Sweeps anew!
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MLA
Melville, Herman. “Far Off-Shore.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/melville/79/.
Chicago
Melville, Herman. “Far Off-Shore.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/melville/79/.
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