The Ship

by Walt Whitman · 1865
Published 01/07/1865

Lo! THE unbounded sea!

On its breast a Ship, 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.

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