Live Silver.

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Fay Slimm
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Live Silver.

Postby Fay Slimm » Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:18 am

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Herring boats puffing patched sails,
raw hands at tillers,
barbarous gulls riding high waves,
chasing live silver.

Fishing nets heaving with catches,
storm on the horizon,
battening down the heavy hatches
until port hoves in sight.

Knives flashing at harbour's side
as despite night's black,
salt-barrels beside shawled wives
wait for the attack.

Earning their crust from wild sea
meant togetherness
and held much the same meaning
for both women and men.

May God bless all those
who still brave an ocean.

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Stella
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Re: Live Silver.

Postby Stella » Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:25 am

Brave people Fay, and thank you for giving us a small glimpse of their social history which is fascinating....

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Seema Chowdhury
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Re: Live Silver.

Postby Seema Chowdhury » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:05 pm

A nice tribute, nicely composed, thanks for sharing.

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Cindy
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Re: Live Silver.

Postby Cindy » Thu Oct 29, 2015 11:23 pm

Wonderful poem and tribute. Making a living on the ocean is dangerous, but those that do seem to have fascinating lives. I loved the images.


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