Rivers flow down towards the bay And with them, lifetimes swept away Of cobble stones and windswept sand And legends of our native land I walk alone down avenues Of shifting sands and ocean hues And faces from another time From road to sandy bluffs, I climb Down by the sea, the windy shore Whispers their names, who are no more Pale ghosts who wander by the sea Up from the waves, they call to me Of whalers, who for glory, yearned And sailing ships that ne'er returned Of sailors brave and lovely maids To them, the ocean serenades I sip my beer and hear a gull Lost on these timeless streets of Hull.
Was looking through one of my notebooks and saw a poem that I had started last year after visiting Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA. After reading what I had, I thought it would be more effective as a rhymed poem. This is the result...