July 2007 Blog Posts (1)
SSV Tabor Boy, a Sonnet
S.S.V. TABOR BOY
David T. Johannesen
Class of 1964
Hear the eight delicate bells of midnight
Sounding the commander’s watchful zeal;
The shallow hills of Falmouth shed their light,
Gray smiles across a starboard reach: ideal
Union of wind and tide, love’s surety
Leans the blissful hull into nourishment;
Mizzen and main point with alacrity
As fore jib snaps in surprised bereavement.
Eight bells again, now harsh in midday… Continue
David T. Johannesen
Class of 1964
Hear the eight delicate bells of midnight
Sounding the commander’s watchful zeal;
The shallow hills of Falmouth shed their light,
Gray smiles across a starboard reach: ideal
Union of wind and tide, love’s surety
Leans the blissful hull into nourishment;
Mizzen and main point with alacrity
As fore jib snaps in surprised bereavement.
Eight bells again, now harsh in midday… Continue
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