During the Captains Courageous Festival this weekend, we had the real pleasure of readings by Gwendolyn Carr. The reading started and ended with her poem, Gloucester with manywonderful poems sandwiched in between, all on the subject of water.
Gloucester
I live close to the shore,
close by the men,
who go to sea,
who weather sun and storm
alike — they say they are free.
But are they free?
Or only slaves of water,
that vast expanse
which calls them every day.
They cannot stay away,
but must set out
to ply their trade,
to bring their living
to the shore.
They can do no more.
Their fathers did it,
so must they
live to obey the water.
I live close — close enough
to watch them though.
My danger lies on land.
Gwendolyn’s books can be purchased at Gordon College Bookstore and The Bookstore at Beverly Farms.
Good Morning Gloucester 