He thrust his joy against the weight of the sea;
climbed through, slid under those long banks of
foam—-
(hawthorn hedges in spring, thorns in the face stinging).
How his brown strength drove through the hollow and coil
of green-through weirs of water!
Muscle of arm thrust down long muscle of water;
and swimming so, went out of sight
where mortal, masterful, frail, the gulls went wheeling
in air as he in water, with delight.
Turn home, the sun goes down; swimmer, turn home.
Last leaf of gold vanishes from the sea-curve.
Take the big roller’s shoulder, speed and serve;
come to the long beach home like a gull diving.
For on the sand the grey-wolf sea lies, snarling,
cold twilight wind splits the waves’ hair and shows
the bones they worry in their wolf-teeth. O, wind blows
and sea crouches on sand, fawning and mouthing;
drops there and snatches again, drops and again snatches
its broken toys, its whitened pebbles and shells.
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From guest Ashley (contact)
I had really enjoyed this poem.I have heard a few of the surfer's and i liked this one the best. =][= -
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From guest Belinda (contact)
This is a great poem. I am trying to figure out any hidden meaning or symbolism. I think she might have been trying to say how things can change so quickly, or the way that looks can be decieving. -
From guest Alyssa (contact)
I really liked this poem and the images it creates. I think that Judith Wright is a great poet. -
From guest sfasjf (contact)
natural imagery to comment on the relationship between the sea and the surfer -
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From guest - T (contact)
I can see the joyful and heartnening side of this poem but i have to admit that i see it in a more tragic manner. I feel like this poem is expressing the idea of life, how it begins and what dangers might come upon it; letting the meaning of this poem to be that nature is something that everyone cannot go against, as strong as an individual might be. Death is a natural thing and as all humans are mortals, it cannot be escaped. -
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‘The surfer’ is a strapping and influential limerick, the author Judith Wright does this by capturing the awesome feel and strength in the atmosphere and mood of the poem by including joy and exuberant ness. This poem is also quite blunt but at the same time its also quite joyful by showing the emotion of great happiness. Also the character is high in spirits showing exuberance.
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its was rocking crazy dude it was so damn awsulm
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I completely agree with ~Katie~ , a beautiful poem
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An excellent poem, not only is the imagery brilliant, the reader actually "feels" this poem. I am finding I love this poet, she is so able to convey her images and emotions to her reader.
Excellent!
~Katie~
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Great poem. One of the best I've read about surfers. And Ive found a few among my time.
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hey, thats a really good poem. Specially for surfers!
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