In Print 11

One stormy night while I slept,
In the sky the lightning leapt,
While in the distance thunder clapped,
And on my window raindrops tapped.

On my bed in restless sleep,
Carried by slumber to the ocean deep:
Our craft was tossed from side to side,
But, still the gale would not subside.

The timbers creaked and the wind sighed
"Abandon ship", the captain cried.
The boats slapped the water as the cables were slashed
And to the sides, provisions were lashed.

Above our boat, the waves they leapt,
But to the boat, a firm hold we kept:
At seeing such a stormy sight,
Our fright and terror was at its height.

Seeing a tremendous wave in the haze,
I thought I saw the end of my days:
As the salt-water battered my skin -
At my window, the sun peeped in.