Now FinalÈ to the Shore

by Walt Whitman · 1881-1882
Published 01/07/1881

NOW finalè to the shore,

Now land and life finalè and farewell,

Now Voyager depart, (much, much for thee is yet in store,)

Often enough hast thou adventur'd o'er the seas,

Cautiously cruising, studying the charts,

Duly again to port and hawser's tie returning;

But now obey thy cherish'd secret wish,

Embrace thy friends, leave all in order,

To port and hawser's tie no more returning,

Depart upon thy endless cruise old Sailor.

#farewell #mortality #old age #seafaring #walt whitman

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