Tags : Barquentine

Jackdaw

Jackdaw

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The bones of a Barquentine still lie On the reef at Shipwreck Cove, You can see the spars at the lowest tide Where it sank with its treas..
The Storm & the Tall-Ship Pier

The Storm & the Tall-Ship Pier

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


They call it the Tall-Ship Pier, because It hasn’t been used since then, Its timbers rotted and barnacled, And black since I do..
Return to the Light that Failed

Return to the Light that Failed

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


The night was dark, in a brooding pall With thunderheads at its core, But only the sound of heaving swells Were heard to break on the..
The Invisible Ship

The Invisible Ship

A Poem by David Lewis Paget


Caroline called from the balconyTo join her and check out the bay,‘You wouldn’t believe, there’s a barquentine,You never see them to..