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Poem by Francis Ledwidge


A Mother's Song


Little ships of whitest pearl
With sailors who were ancient kings,
Come over the sea when my little girl
Sings.

And if my little girl should weep,
Little ships with torn sails
Go headlong down among the deep
Whales. 



Francis Ledwidge


Francis Ledwidge's other poems:
  1. A Little Boy in the Morning
  2. Ceol Sidhe
  3. After Court Martial
  4. The Shadow People
  5. Lament for Thomas Mcdonagh

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