A Boat on the Sea

A BOAT on the sea, my boat,  
 Eager and frail!  
Sweet skies, smile as you look  
 On that fairy sail.  
 
Waves, great waves, many years  
 You have worked your will.  
Just while she passes through,  
 Kind waves, be still.  
 
Winds—and I may not ask  
 That you never blow,  
But spare her the moaning note  
 That the old boats know.