O ragin' wind
An' cruel sea,
Ye put the fear
O' daith on me.
I canna sleep,
I canna pray,
But prowl aboot
The docks a' day,
An' pu' my plaid
Aboot me ticht,
'Nae news yet, mistress!' -
Ae mair nicht!
Helen B. Cruickshank (1886-1975)