Epitaph In The Churchyard Of Hythe Poem by Anonymous British

Epitaph In The Churchyard Of Hythe



His net old fisher George long drew,
Shoals upon shoals he caught,
'Till death came hauling for his due
And made poor George his draught.
Death fishes on through various shapes,
In vain it is to fret;
Nor fish or fisherman escapes
Death's all-enclosing net.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Colleen Courtney 23 June 2014

Ah! The perfect inscription for a man who made fishing his life's work.

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