Alfred H. Miles, ed. Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Wings of the Morning (1904). I. London PoolCicely Fox-Smith (1882–1954)
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(Ay, boys! O boys!)
London Pool’s in London town,
Where the great ships anchor down!
O to shake our canvas free,
Hear the cordage cheerily
Whistling to the open sea
Down from London Pool, O!
(Ay, boys! O boys!)
London Pool’s a crowded place,
Crafts and crews of every race!
O to hear the clanking chain
Trail along the wharf again—
Hear the tautening ropes astrain
Down from London Pool, O!
(Ay, boys! O boys!)
London Pool’s a gallant sight,
Toil by day and glare by night!
O to shake our heels and go—
Feel the four free winds’ ablow,
Hail the lights of long ago
Down from London Pool, O!