Friday 1 November 2024

FISHERMEN LAUNCHING A ROWING BOAT... (My new poem about Michael Ancher's 1881 painting of Skagen fishermen...)

 Fishermen Launching A Rowing Boat…

(From Michael Ancher’s 1881 painting…)



There is strain, there is anxiety, there is conviction.

There are concerted glances over fishermen’s shoulders.

There is barely any launching space, there is a wild ocean.

There are gripped oars, there is palpable consternation.

There is concern on the faces of children and elders.

There is a bitter confrontation ahead amid the commotion…


Pete Ray

31st October 2024…


Skagen fishermen launch their row-boat…

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