Poems (Sherwin)/Life's frail bark is tempest toss'd
"Life's frail bark is tempest toss'd-
"Hope is sinking—all is lost!
"Hope is sinking—all is lost!
A wanderer on life's stormy sea,
My weary bark is tempest driven;
I've sought in vain some port to see,—
In vain to gain some friendly haven.
My weary bark is tempest driven;
I've sought in vain some port to see,—
In vain to gain some friendly haven.
Then farewell all I fondly love:
The waves of disappointment sever
Those hopes which too falacious prove,
And check their brilliant dreams for ever.
The waves of disappointment sever
Those hopes which too falacious prove,
And check their brilliant dreams for ever.