Nature
The Far-Farers
From New Poems (1918)
Nature
THE broad sun,
The bright day:
White sails
On the blue bay:
The far-farers
Draw away.
Light the fires
And close the door.
To the old homes,
To the loved shore,
The far-farers
Return no more.
Cite this poem
MLA
Stevenson, Robert Louis. “The Far-Farers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/stevenson/232/.
Chicago
Stevenson, Robert Louis. “The Far-Farers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/stevenson/232/.
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