Blessing the Boats

(at St. Mary’s)

may the tide

that is entering even now

the lip of our understanding

carry you out

beyond the face of fear

may you kiss

the wind then turn from it

certain that it will

love your back may you

open your eyes to water

water waving forever

and may you in your innocence

sail through this to that

This poem appeared in Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 by Lucille Clifton, published by BOA Editions Ltd., 2020. (Available direct from BOA Editions Ltd. • Also on: Amazon • Bookshop)

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10.09.2026

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Blessing the Boats

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