Poem about death NEEDED URGENTLY

Sniipe

I'll be brief;

Someone I know told me of this poem where someone is sailing away from their family and the ship which once was full of wind in its sail is now sailing beyond the horizon. The family is sad. But the ship is being greeted at the other side (heaven/god/etc).

Someone close to me has died and I would really like to have this song for tomorrow.

I have tried and tried at googling, but have hit a brick wall. I need help with this.

Thank you for your help.

MaeveD

THE SHIP OF LIFE
by John T. Baker

Along the shore I spy a ship
As she sets out to sea;
She spreads her sails and sniffs the breeze
And slips away from me.

I watch her fading image shrink,
As she moves on and on,
Until at last she’s but a speck,
Then someone says, “She’s gone.”

Gone where? Gone only from our sight
And from our farewell cries;
That ship will somewhere reappear
To other eager eyes.

Beyond the dim horizon’s rim
Resound the welcome drums,
And while we’re crying, “There she goes!”
They’re shouting, “Here she comes!”

We’re built to cruise for but a while
Upon this trackless sea
Until one day we sail away
Into infinity.

Tar.Aldarion

sorry to hear about the death sniipe good luck,i tried google for a while but nothin really...hopefully the poem above is the one you want..

Sniipe

I forgot all about this thread. MaeveD u are a saint, that is the exact poem. Even brings a tear to my eye a month later. I actually found the poem; long story really involving a priest, austrailia, contacting people that moved. Tar thanks for the effort but MaeveD got it bang on.

Thanks again.

The poem was read out by the daughter of the dead person, and I'm not kidding you there wasn't a dry eye in the packed out church.