Classic Poem

1

On a summer's day while the waves were rippling, with a quiet and a gentle breeze;
A ship set sail with a cargo laden for a port beyond the sea.

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 Did she ever return? No, she never returned, and her fate is still unlearned,
 But a last poor man set sail commander, on a ship that never returned.

2

There were sad farewells, there were friends forsaken, and her fate is still unlearned,
But a last poor man set sail commander on a ship that never returned.
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3

Said a feeble lad to his aged mother, I must cross that deep blue sea,
For I hear of a land in the far off country, where there's health and strength for me.
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4

'Tis a gleam of hope and a maze of danger, and our fate is still to learn,
And a last poor man set sail commander, on a ship that never returned.
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5

Said this feeble lad to his aged mother, as he kissed his weeping wife,
“Just one more purse of that golden treasure, it will last us all through life.
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6

“Then we'll live in peace and joy together and enjoy all I have earned.”
So they sent him forth with a smile and blessing on a ship that never returned.
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