Of all the ships the ocean rolls
How many find untimely graves
Piled high by you upon the shoals,
O waves and winds, o winds and waves?
How many a bird that leaves its bower
And o'er the sky in autumn droves
You beat and blindly overpower,
O waves and winds, o winds and waves?
Should easy luck or high endeavour
Be our aim it little saves,
For you pursue our footsteps ever,
O waves and winds, o winds and waves?
Still, it is past our comprehending
What design your song enslaves,
Rolling on until time's ending,
O waves and winds, o winds and waves?
(Translated by Corneliu M. Popescu)
Of All The Ships
Mihai Eminescu
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Poem topics: autumn, ocean, sky, song, time, bird, easy, high, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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