Letters
Published in Poem Of The Day
Every day brings a ship,
Every ship brings a word;
Well for those who have no fear,
Looking seaward well assured
That the word the vessel brings
Is the word they wish to hear.
About This Poem
"Letters" was published in "May-Day and Other Pieces" (Ticknor and Fields, 1867).
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston. His collections of poetry include "Poems" (J. Munroe & Company, 1847) and "Selected Poems" (Ticknor and Fields 1867). He died on April 27, 1882.
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