15 May 2011

The Water Is Wide


The water is wide, I cannot get over
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I

A ship there is, and she sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the love I'm in
I know not if I sink or swim

Oh love be handsome and love be kind
Gay as a jewel when first it is new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew

Must I go bound while you go free
Must I love a girl who doesn't love me
Must I be born with so little art
As to love a girl who'll break my heart


Hamburg, Germany.
May 2011.


The picture above shows the wreck of the four-masted schooner Polstjernan, which sunk almost 85 years ago in October 1926 while sailing under the flag of Finland. The wreck is only visible during low tide.

Goodnight, and have a great week.

- Dom

12 comments:

  1. great pic - have a fun week :))

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  2. Wow! This would be a neat thing to see for sure.

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  3. Donnie: Thank you very much. You have a fun week too!

    Brooke: It is! There's another wreck just around the corner...

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  4. ow, that would've been very sweet of you! :)
    tho i'm gonna look for it, hopefully it will still exist in the store.

    awesome photo, btw.

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  5. Moa: I know, I can be quite a sweet guy! :-)
    Thanks!

    Ely: Well, then I'm glad I shared it.

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  6. I love the deep blue hues and the streaking clouds

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  7. Love the photo! That would be interesting to see in person too!

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  8. Oh, hm.. what song could that be.... :)

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  9. I don't know... if the song has not yet been written, we have to write it... :-)

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