“The Dying Seal-Hunter”

Description

"I can hear their sirens blowing As they steam to hunt the foe Where the young whitecoats are growing...." The dying man asks to watch as his ship sails away. He recalls the work of sealing, and bids farewell to the people and life he is leaving

References

  1. Ryan/Small, p. 149, "The Dying Seal-Hunter" (1 text)
  2. BI, RySm149

About

Author: Otto Kelland ?
Earliest date: 1960 (Kelland, Anchor Watch, Newfoundland Stories in Verse)
Keywords: death hunting ship