F.T. McKinstry, The Gray Isles

"The forces of the sea give rise to imagination, which reflects them according to the nature and disposition of the perceiver. The sea itself is undifferentiated and without bias."

F.T. McKinstry, The Gray Isles

"Springtime blooms the starry treeBearing fruit the mariners see.High by night and low by dawnThe silver apple guides us home."

F.T. McKinstry, The Gray Isles

"My woman has a wandering eye;Yarrow, thyme and thorn.She eyes the ocean and the skyWhile stitching sails, forlorn.I got a kiss, and then a tearAs she bade me go;But on the waves, my heart's in fear:My woman's in the know."

F.T. McKinstry, The Gray Isles

"When in doubt, follow the senses of beasts."

F.T. McKinstry, The Gray Isles