Pebbles and Shells (Hawkes collection)/A Haven
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A HAVEN
My life was launched upon a stormy sea,
Without a pilot for its shallow bark,
To front the storm, the lightnings, and the dark,
The winds and tides that breed adversity
And batter with the waves unceasingly.
And I have fought the elements until
The restless sea has worn away my will,
E'en as it wears the rocks, and conquered me;
And now whene'er a lighthouse lifts its form
Above the outline of the dreamy coast
While my poor bark is rudely tempest tossed,
I long to shield me from the cruel storm
In some fair haven by the peaceful shore
To cast an anchor till life's storms are o'er.
Without a pilot for its shallow bark,
To front the storm, the lightnings, and the dark,
The winds and tides that breed adversity
And batter with the waves unceasingly.
And I have fought the elements until
The restless sea has worn away my will,
E'en as it wears the rocks, and conquered me;
And now whene'er a lighthouse lifts its form
Above the outline of the dreamy coast
While my poor bark is rudely tempest tossed,
I long to shield me from the cruel storm
In some fair haven by the peaceful shore
To cast an anchor till life's storms are o'er.