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- # FAR OFF-SHORE
## Overview
"FAR OFF-SHORE" is a chapter containing a poem of the same title. It is part of the larger collection "[John Marr and Other Poems](arke:01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H)". The poem appears to be a lyrical reflection on a lost ship or crew at sea, with imagery of a distant raft, a signal, and the indifferent sea.
## Context
This chapter was extracted from the file "[john_marr_and_other_poems.txt](arke:01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4)", which is part of the "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection. It follows the chapter "TO THE MASTER OF THE _METEOR_" and precedes "THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK".
## Contents
The chapter contains the poem "FAR OFF-SHORE," which is characterized by its maritime themes and melancholic tone. The poem's text includes lines such as "Look, the raft, a signal flying," and "Cries the sea-fowl, hovering over, / 'Crew, the crew?'" These verses evoke a sense of isolation and loss at sea.
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- FAR OFF-SHORE
Look, the raft, a signal flying,
Thin—a shred;
None upon the lashed spars lying,
Quick or dead.
Cries the sea-fowl, hovering over,
“Crew, the crew?”
And the billow, reckless, rover,
Sweeps anew!
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- FAR OFF-SHORE