Adrift! A little boat adrift!
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the nearest town?
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the nearest town?
So Sailors say－on yesterday－
Just as the dusk was brown
One little boat gave up its strife
And gurgled down and down.
Just as the dusk was brown
One little boat gave up its strife
And gurgled down and down.
So angels say－on yesterday－
Just as the dawn was red
One little boat－o'erspent with gales－
Retrimmed its masts－redecked its sails－
And shot－exultant on!
Just as the dawn was red
One little boat－o'erspent with gales－
Retrimmed its masts－redecked its sails－
And shot－exultant on!
Emily Dickinson
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Drifting! A little boat is drifting!
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the nearest town?
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the nearest town?
Thus Sailors say－on yesterday－
Just as the dusk was brown
One little boat gave up its struggle
And sank down and down.
Just as the dusk was brown
One little boat gave up its struggle
And sank down and down.
Thus angels say－on yesterday－
Just as the dawn was red
One little boat－exhausted with gales－
Trimmed its masts－put its sails－again–
And rush－with joy!
Just as the dawn was red
One little boat－exhausted with gales－
Trimmed its masts－put its sails－again–
And rush－with joy!
The poem is a parody of “The Wreck of the Hesperus” by Longfellow. His version tells a tragedy of a captain and his daughter. Emily adds an happy-ending aftermath: they set sail for Heaven.
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