I was curious which book "Hastings Mill" was from, as posted above by Joe Offer. I finally tracked it down in my latest acquisition, SAILOR TOWN. The correct reference should be: Words by Cicely Fox Smith, as published in SAILOR TOWN, pp. 56-57, ©1919.

"Hastings Mill" is a reference to a saw mill in the Vancouver, BC, area. Cicely would often walk over to the mill and watch the tall ships being loaded with lumber at its dock.

You can sing the poem to the same tune that Bob Zentz uses for "The Portsmouth Road."

Cheerily,
Charley Noble