Passage

A dark sail,
Like a wild-goose wing,
Where the sunset was.
The moon soon will silver its sinewy flight
Thro the night watches,
And the far flight
Of those immortal migrants,
The ever-returning stars.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain.

About this Poem

“Passage” was published in Rice’s book Sea Poems (The Century Co., 1921).