Force Eight

A Barred Plymouth Rock rooster with grey-and-white barred plumage in an oxblood-red cotton smock, standing on the open rear deck of a Greek island ferry beside white railings, a deep-blue sea with whitecaps and the ferry's white wake behind him and a pale, bare island on the horizon under a clear sky

Out on Deck

Most of the fast boats stay in port. His sails anyway, and the north wind comes along for the crossing. He stands out on deck the whole way, watching the whitecaps go by and declining the cabin.

14 August 2026