<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=361371" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Harsh Mistress</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The call of the seagulls, <br>near the edge of the sea, <br>is the lure that attracts men <br>to their boats to test the sea. <br>Waves dance a beckoning call, their waters to explore. <br>Therefore, men set off in their boats <br>to answer the wandering call.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">However, to many a man <br>the sea maybe a mistress, <br>to others it is their downfall. <br>The sea can be a harsh mistress, <br>to some who come to call, <br>as they make time there forever, <br>deep in that watery bed</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The storms she creates, <br>when angry, <br>has sealed many good men, <br>to an eternal fate. <br>So be warned my friends, <br>before you fall for the siren’s call.<br>The sea can be a harsh mistress.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>10 June 2007</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=David+Harris">David Harris</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=361371" data-title="A Harsh Mistress de David Harris" data-description="The call of the seagulls, near the edge of the sea, is the lure that attracts men to their boats to test the sea. Waves dance a beckoning call, their waters to explore. Therefore, men set off in their boats to answer the wandering call. How..."></div> </div> </div>

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