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The Sea by Natividad Marquez

The poem describes a child asking their mother why the sea laughs, sobs, and seems peaceful. The mother responds that the sea laughs as it thinks of joy, sobs as it remembers the world's sorrows, and seems peaceful as it offers comfort to tired hearts.

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The Sea by Natividad Marquez

The poem describes a child asking their mother why the sea laughs, sobs, and seems peaceful. The mother responds that the sea laughs as it thinks of joy, sobs as it remembers the world's sorrows, and seems peaceful as it offers comfort to tired hearts.

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The Sea by Natividad Marquez

Why does the sea laugh, Mother, As it glints beneath the sun? It is thinking of the joys, my child, That it wishes every one. Why does the sea sob so, Mother, As it breaks on the rocky shore? It recalls the sorrows of the world. And weeps forevermore. Why is the sea so peaceful, Mother, As if it were fast asleep?

THE SEA By Natividad Marquez Why does the sea laugh, Mother, As it glints beneath the sun? It is thinking of the joys, my child, That it wishes every one. Why does the sea sob so, Mother, As it breaks on the rocky shore? It recalls the sorrows of the world. And weeps forevermore. Why is the sea so peaceful, Mother, As if it were fast asleep? It would give our tired hearts, dearest child, The comfort of the deep. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_poem_The_Sea_by_Natividad_Marquez_mean#ixzz 1d0kRtQ4z

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