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Alfred H. Miles, ed. Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.

By Wings of the Morning (1904). I. London Pool

Cicely Fox-Smith (1882–1954)

LONDON Pool’s in London town,

(Ay, boys! O boys!)

London Pool’s in London town,

Where the great ships anchor down!

O to shake our canvas free,

Hear the cordage cheerily

Whistling to the open sea

Down from London Pool, O!

London Pool’s a crowded place.

(Ay, boys! O boys!)

London Pool’s a crowded place,

Crafts and crews of every race!

O to hear the clanking chain

Trail along the wharf again—

Hear the tautening ropes astrain

Down from London Pool, O!

London Pool’s a gallant sight,

(Ay, boys! O boys!)

London Pool’s a gallant sight,

Toil by day and glare by night!

O to shake our heels and go—

Feel the four free winds’ ablow,

Hail the lights of long ago

Down from London Pool, O!