A Seaman's Confession Of Faith Poem by Harry Kemp

A Seaman's Confession Of Faith

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As long as I go forth on ships that sail
The mighty seas, my faith, O Lord, won't fail;
And while the stars march onward mightily
In white, great hosts, I shall remember Thee;
I have seen men one moment all alive,
The next, gone out with none to bless or shrive
Into the unseen place where all must go, -
So, Lord, thy mercy and thy gifts I know . . .
They think me Godless, maybe, but indeed
They do not see how I have read thy creed
In flowing tides and waves that heave and run
Beyond the endless west where sinks the sun;
In the long, long night-watches I have thought
On things that neither can be sold nor bought,
Rare, priceless things; nor have I scorned nor scoffed
At thy sure might, when lost in storms aloft:
The prayer and faith of seamen will not fail
O God, my God, as long as ships do sail.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rajnish Manga 29 July 2015

The poem begins with a tragic account of those who have lost their lives within minutes apparently due to tempestuous oceanic currents but ends on an optimistic note: The prayer and faith of seamen will not fail O God, my God, as long as ships do sail.

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Harry Kemp

Harry Kemp

Youngstown, Ohio
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