The Northern Star

The Northern Star - A Tynemouth Ship

The 'Northern Star'
Sail'd over the bar
Bound to the Baltic Sea ;
In the morning gray
She stretch'd away : —
'Twas a weary day to me !

For many an hour
In sleet and shower
By the lighthouse rock I stray ;
And watch till dark
For the winged bark
Of him that is far away.

The castle's bound
I wander round,
Amidst the grassy graves :
But all I hear
Is the north-wind drear,
And all I see are the waves.

The ' Northern Siar'
Is set afar !
Set in the Baltic Sea :
And the waves have spread
The sandy bed
That holds my Love from me.

Anon