Enticingly ambiguous, tragic-romantic. Dunno, exactly, what it’s about. But, don’t need to, to enjoy language and effect of twist in last stanza...
Enticingly ambiguous, tragic-romantic. Dunno, exactly, what it’s about. But, don’t need to, to enjoy language and effect of twist in last stanza...
I had a much larger piece and cut it way back. There is so much to play with when pondering Maritime language. I’ve always been enchanted by how so many of the words, terms, and ideas from the sea/ocean, and vessels have made way into the English language of America (at a slant) in common things such as Berth, soul, banks, etc.
Thank you for these words, Yahia. :)
Very interesting and, of course, the sea/ocean figure quite prominently in mystical poetry as well.
I remember reading Baudelaire’s journals, as a young man, and being struck by the parallel he draws between the ocean and the Infinite. Yet, even snorkeling one can experience the numinous... 🙏🏼