Saturday, April 7, 2018

Harbour Lights Comments

Rating: 4.8

Harbour lights twinkle in their smoky sparks
gulls-above circle, where a wet dog barks
barks, barks at the white waves leaping ashore.
I shudder to think of sailors offshore;
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Mark Heathcote
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Kevin Patrick 07 April 2019

A haunting portrait of a sailors life and that of their family, the sea is a tempest of a mistress it can reward with its treasure, or shatter you with its pleasure. Great poem!

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Mark Heathcote

Mark Heathcote

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