The MACCABAEAN
Vol. XXV
SEPTEMBER, 1914
No. 3
Voyage to Palestine
(SEA POEM)
I
I've abandoned all my loved ones,Left the house which I possessed,Unto thee O Sea I give me.Bear me to the mother's breast.
Thou, behind my ship, brave West Wind,Drive it to the other shoreWhich my heart with eagle's pinionsSeeks and seeks forevermore.
Bring me there in peace and quiet,Then return thy way sedate;And embrace my dear ones for me,And to each my bliss relate.
II
Moody hath become the ocean,Frowning darkly, deep he growls;Suddenly his anger burst forth,Now he rolleth and he howls.