A gleaming glassy ocean
Under a sky of grey;
A tide that dreams of motion,
Or moves, as the dead may;
A bird that dips and wavers
Over lone waters round,
Then with a cry that quavers
Is gone—a spectral sound.
The brown sad sea-weed drifting
Far from the land, and lost;
The faint warm fog unlifting,
The derelict long tossed,
But now at rest—though haunted
By the death-scenting shark,
Whose prey no more undaunted
Slips from it, spent and stark.
Cale Young Rice, Haunted Seas from Sea Poems, 1921
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Quite eerie.
So glad you enjoyed it, CJ. Cale Young Rice isn’t exactly a household name, but he wrote all sorts of things and actually was an inspiration to Lovecraft.
I will admit that this genre is really new to me as I have not found any interest in it until perusing your site. Never too old to broaden horizons, right? It’s easy when you give it the appeal I needed in order to give it a chance. Thanks!
Awww, CJ…that made my whole darn week. Thank you!