The Ship Starting
by Walt Whitman
· 1871
Published 01/07/1871
Lo! THE unbounded sea!
On its breast a Ship starting, spreading all her sails— an ample Ship, carrying even her moonsails;
The pennant is flying aloft, as she speeds, she speeds so stately— below, emulous waves press forward,
They surround the Ship, with shining curving motions, and foam.