Quotes and Poetry on hardmen

Awe

A mariner lacks romance of whaling days
For he who knows the sea, knows fishing
Of whales, oil and seafood for income
If not for Melville sharing a sacred secret
Boring classes would not know adventure
Hard men must battle nature for survival
Lacking subdued skills of civilized gents
We meet Providence and pray on in labor
Toiling days in rich colors, hue and tones
As the stories share by pen, brush or song
They dilute as linseed medium to oil paint
For nothing can describe the Awe of God
We try and fail while we seek perfections
Returning to nature, gambling for money
Then inadequatelly sharing stories of Him
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