A poem for grieving, coping with death, healing
The Sailor's Grave at Clo-oose, V.I.
by Marjorie Pickthall
Out of the winds' and the waves' riot,
Out of the loud foam,
He has put in to a great quiet
And a still home.
Here he may lie at ease and wonder
Why the old ship waits,
And hark for the surge and the strong thunder
Of the full Straits,
And look for the fishing fleet at morning,
Shadows l…