Author Gerard Manley Hopkins The sea took pity: it interposed with doom:‘I have tall daughters dear that heed my hand:Let Winter wed one, sow them in her womb,And she shall child them on the New-world strand.’ Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments