Son of the Sea

by

Robert Cameron Hazelton

He was born in the hold of an ancient sea vessel
In the heart of a raging typhoon,
His first taste of life was the salt of the sea
As he traveled forth from the womb.

By the very first day of his twenty first year
There wasn't a port he hadn't seen,
The speculation began about this seafaring lad
People whispered "He's the Son of the Sea."

When he gained his first ship, he was just twenty-five
His reputation though was strong.
He conversed with the currents and reminisced with the tides
Never did the helm steer wrong.

From the cold, dark Atlantic to the stormy Pacific
To the warm Mediterranean Sea,
His life passed by from the deck of his only mistress,
A landlubber he'd never be!

On the very first day of his seventy fifth year
Brewed a storm as dark as could be.
He sailed off alone, and dissolved into the gale
The last voyage for the Son of The Sea.

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Why don't you look at Poet of the sea
by: Francis Duggan
from: Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

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