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Anchor Walk.(Poem)

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| May 01, 2007 | Test, E.M. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
ANCHOR WALK 
 
   The foremast tunnels into the white 
   wall of fog, radar our only eye-- 
   a thousand green pixels ornament 
   the screen: gill-netters, tenders, 
   and processing platforms so dense 
   they echo like a strip of land. 
 
   The unseen 
   tug in tow idles abeam, seeking anchorage; 
   bowers taut, cables bitted and boused to. 
   The almanac warns mariners: 
   permit a generous scope of chain, 
   anchors are sure to walk Kvichak Bay. 
 
   The night watch monitors with unease 
   as an unpropulsioned rig 
   drags anchor, then holds, then drags 
   again in the confluence, 
   contrasting current and flood: 
   speed: 5 knots, range: 400 yards. 
   The night mate hails the rogue barge, 
   the engine room crew musters 
   (spilled coffee and ...

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