She Sauntered By The Swinging Seas

William Ernest HenleyWilliam Ernest Henley

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She sauntered by the swinging seas,
A jewel glittered at her ear,
And, teasing her along, the breeze
Brought many a rounded grace more near.So passing, one with wave and beam,
She left for memory to caress
A laughing thought, a golden gleam,
A hint of hidden loveliness.
William Ernest Henley
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William Ernest Henley

1849 - 1903/Male/EnglishA poet, critic and editor best known for his poem Invictus. (wikipedia)

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