SAFETY IN HARBOUR

"Ships are safest in the harbour,

but that's not what ships are made for."

- William G.T. Shedd

THE MOTHER THE HARBOUR

These little boats

Came by currents

I may never know,

From oceans I cannot see

Even from my highest hill.

I cherish the cargo,

Bless the sea,

And thank the eternal itinerary

That harboured them awhile

In me.

- Carol Lynn Pearson

WHERE THE GREAT ONES ARE

I'm tired of sailing my little boat
Far inside of the harbour bar;

I want to be out where the big ships float -
Out on the deep, where the great ones are!

And should my frail craft prove too slight
For storms that sweep those wide seas o'er;

I'd rather go down in the stirring fight
Than drowse to death by the sheltered shore!

- Daisy Rhinehart