The Sea
most my life’s been spent at sea
land became a mystery
I started young and thought I missed
so many things I could not list
the world passed by as I sailed
I often felt that I had failed
so much lost as each day passed
I hoped the feeling would not last
years went by as I became
a man whose spirit would never tame
I searched the sea and never found
where I fit in upon dry ground
the salt crept deep into my soul
I found that I could not control
the pulling force inside my heart
on land I slowly fell apart
a sailor’s blood inside my veins
and yet the longing still remains
to find a place to call my home
across the sea I’m cursed to roam…
Lee Woodard II
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Poems of a Bering Sea Captain: It’s Not What You Think
Deep cutting spiritual poems addressing the deepest human feelings.
Lee Woodard II began his commercial fishing career at the tender age of fourteen. Now, in spite of no formal education past the ninth grade, he has accomplished over forty years in the industry. Lee is not a poet, nor an author, but he is a writer. These poems represent his honest feelings spilled on the page, which he regards as the best accomplishment in his entire life
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