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y separately published work icon My Beachcombing Days : Ninety Sea Sonnets selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1968... 1968 My Beachcombing Days : Ninety Sea Sonnets
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1968 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
"A fat sailor! I met a fat sailor. I" The Rotund Sailori"A round sailor! I met a round sailor. I", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 1)
Fish Recipesi"When Ole cooked a fish, the dish was delectable", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 2)
Mooringsi"A lazy couch of beach and sun in the morning", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 3)
Typee (after Melville)i"You'll, by the look of the bay, sail away", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Cannibal Islandsi"Remote to all boats are the cannibal islands.", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 5)
Seabirdsi"Strange, they will not own us. No seabird sings", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 6)
Helmet Shelli"Something martial, some bestiality of Rome,", John Blight , single work poetry war literature (p. 7)
The Sea and Infinityi"He sat by the sea, and he sighed, `Infinity.", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 8)
Voices of the Seai"Voices of the sea - its infinite forest voice,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 9)
Ear Shelli"It lay like an ear - it lay here on the shore;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Fates Blow Pityi"I have not come home from the sea without", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 11)
To a Shellfish on the Harbour Rocksi"If you edged ashore, a little nearer, shell,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Sharki"The fish, so uniform, are perfect. Mullet", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Shoali"Let us observe, together, a shoal of fish;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Wormsi"The worms that come to terms with mud", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 15)
Planktoni"I have watched plankton over reefs float by", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Coral Reefi"In the baroque style of coral, India,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 17)
Blacki"Soon, I said to my atoms, you must go back", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 18)
Dull Day at Pialbai"The water wears no particular colour", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 19)
Footprintsi"I am ever seeking the quieter beaches.", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 20)
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