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Issue Details: First known date: 1963... 1963 A Beachcomber's Diary : Ninety Sea Sonnets
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1963 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sea Snakei"Ribbon of too brilliant light that leapt out", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 21)
Garfishi"Creatures that live in a wave, glass-housed,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 22)
Nor'-Easteri"The straw broom of the nor-east sweeps the beach", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 23)
Sparrows on the Beachi"Sparrows, where seagulls should be, bedraggled", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 24)
Light at Seai"The darkness at sea sensed all ears listening,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 25)
Bailer Shell Cone Shelli"The shell lives cleaner, more delicate for me,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 26)
From the Seai"Only over the sandbank can you see the tree branching,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 27)
Sailor's Lovei"Is it never that I shall have another love", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 28)
Carli"Snails build mansions of pearl, but my ex-earl", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 29)
A Dog to Tie Upi"If the sea must beat my door, hungry animal,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 30)
Cuttlefishi"Cuttlefish for the world's aviaries", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Anchori"Know then, the only joy of an anchor - to be strong,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 32)
Erosioni"The beach I knew is a splash of the sea,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 33)
Ropei"He had a long arm, the sailor had;", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 34)
Beach Laughteri"It was over the moon lagging after", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Headsi"The heads are now islands. Fourteen years", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 36)
Place of the Tube Wormsi"Where the cathedral-pipes of the tube worms on the rocks", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Beachcomberi"I have lit upon the old man's secret, know", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 38)
A Cup of Sea Wateri"I had no thought for a poem, so I wrote", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 39)
The Headlandi"The hill of grass near the green sea is", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 40)
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