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"THE SHIP" poem

Can anyone supply a copy of a poem which I think is called The Ship, it's about someone passing away and people on one shore saying she is gone, she is gone and people on the other side/shore celebrating, saying she is here, she is back with us etc. It's about the reuniting of someone on death with loved ones who has gone before them (I think!!)

echokilo Fri 23/05/08 19:24

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shaneystar2
Fri 23/05/08
20:40

This one ?
THE SHIP OF LIFE
by John T. Baker

Along the shore I spy a ship
As she sets out to sea;
She spreads her sails and sniffs the breeze
And slips away from me.

I watch her fading image shrink,
As she moves on and on,
Until at last she’s but a speck,
Then someone says, “She’s gone.”

Gone where? Gone only from our sight
And from our farewell cries;
That ship will somewhere reappear
To other eager eyes.

Beyond the dim horizon’s rim
Resound the welcome drums,
And while we’re crying, “There she goes!”
They’re shouting, “Here she comes!”

We’re built to cruise for but a while
Upon this trackless sea
Until one day we sail away
Into infinity.

echokilo
Sat 24/05/08
18:09

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Yipee!!! Yes, thanks shaneystar - that's it !!!! Thank you so much.

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