Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882). Complete Poetical Works. 1893.
In the HarborBecalmed
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Still unattained the land it sought,
My mind, with loosely-hanging sails,
Lies waiting the auspicious gales.
The ocean stretches like a floor,—
A level floor of amethyst,
Crowned by a golden dome of mist.
Shake and uplift this golden glow!
And fill the canvas of the mind
With wafts of thy celestial wind.
The straining sail, the lifting keel,
The life of the awakening sea,
Its motion and its mystery!