Captains fiercely call
Crying gulls and pylon waves
Chill the reaching night
Walls of ice lay split
Winters dawning run to sea
Whirlwinds pitch and roll
Those schooled by the swell
The ancient ways of water
Taught each lesson once
Milking Tritons ore
Men of honor pitch the cage
Marking ocean loot
Natures deadly gifts
Northmen earn upon the rail
Net rewards and test
Kinsman lead the green
Knowing cold oblivion
Keeps mistakes at sea
_Hermit King_
dedicated to Phil Harris
(December 19, 1956 – February 9, 2010
