Unreturning
by Emily Dickinson
'Twas such a little, little boat
That toddled down the bay!
Twas such a gallant, gallant sea
That beckoned it away!
'T was such a greedy, greedy wave
That licked it from the coast;
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!
Source:
PoemsCopyright 1890
Little, Brown, And Company, Boston