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# Old Man and the Sea
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/old-man-and-the-sea/
- Published: 2021-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: The seagulls loved the old man of the sea Before the break of dawn he’d fetch his boat Kick it a bit, the sucker does still float And head on out, now lost in reverie
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

The seagulls loved the old man of the sea  
Before the break of dawn he’d fetch his boat  
Kick it a bit, the sucker does still float  
And head on out, now lost in reverie

But catch what may, he’d always throw a fish  
Be it a mackerel, a sardine, or a cod  
To nearby seagulls, and they sure were glad  
And danced their airy dances for their dish

Then came a dawn, no old man at the boat  
Then sunrise came, still no one at the shore  
The seagulls wait, just like they did before  
Perhaps he’ll come, the boat, it does still float

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**Author notes:** wc 104 image from Pinterest https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784288-Fantasy-1026