J. E. A. CARVER

J. E. A. CARVER(MAGDALEN)TINTAGILI layon the verge of a Western cliffOn a waning Summer's day,And watched the seagulls' skimming flightAs their shrill call filled the bay.The waves rolled on from pool to poolTo the end of the rock-strewn lea:Where a glistening stream through a vale sped on,With its leaping trout, to the sea.The wind rose, too, from a breath to a blastAs the rising tide drew near,And the rain-clouds swelled from the distant deep,So I knew 'twas a storm to fear.I've lived on that coast for years now,And I love the roar of the wavesAs they lash the seaweed on the shore,And the cold grey rocks and the caves.

J. E. A. CARVER(MAGDALEN)

J. E. A. CARVER(MAGDALEN)

I layon the verge of a Western cliffOn a waning Summer's day,And watched the seagulls' skimming flightAs their shrill call filled the bay.The waves rolled on from pool to poolTo the end of the rock-strewn lea:Where a glistening stream through a vale sped on,With its leaping trout, to the sea.The wind rose, too, from a breath to a blastAs the rising tide drew near,And the rain-clouds swelled from the distant deep,So I knew 'twas a storm to fear.I've lived on that coast for years now,And I love the roar of the wavesAs they lash the seaweed on the shore,And the cold grey rocks and the caves.

I layon the verge of a Western cliffOn a waning Summer's day,And watched the seagulls' skimming flightAs their shrill call filled the bay.The waves rolled on from pool to poolTo the end of the rock-strewn lea:Where a glistening stream through a vale sped on,With its leaping trout, to the sea.The wind rose, too, from a breath to a blastAs the rising tide drew near,And the rain-clouds swelled from the distant deep,So I knew 'twas a storm to fear.I've lived on that coast for years now,And I love the roar of the wavesAs they lash the seaweed on the shore,And the cold grey rocks and the caves.

I layon the verge of a Western cliffOn a waning Summer's day,And watched the seagulls' skimming flightAs their shrill call filled the bay.

I layon the verge of a Western cliff

On a waning Summer's day,

And watched the seagulls' skimming flight

As their shrill call filled the bay.

The waves rolled on from pool to poolTo the end of the rock-strewn lea:Where a glistening stream through a vale sped on,With its leaping trout, to the sea.

The waves rolled on from pool to pool

To the end of the rock-strewn lea:

Where a glistening stream through a vale sped on,

With its leaping trout, to the sea.

The wind rose, too, from a breath to a blastAs the rising tide drew near,And the rain-clouds swelled from the distant deep,So I knew 'twas a storm to fear.

The wind rose, too, from a breath to a blast

As the rising tide drew near,

And the rain-clouds swelled from the distant deep,

So I knew 'twas a storm to fear.

I've lived on that coast for years now,And I love the roar of the wavesAs they lash the seaweed on the shore,And the cold grey rocks and the caves.

I've lived on that coast for years now,

And I love the roar of the waves

As they lash the seaweed on the shore,

And the cold grey rocks and the caves.


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