Comments on: OLD SALT KOSSABONE http://camdenannotation.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/02/old-salt-kossabone/ Just another Looking for Whitman weblog Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:30:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.30 By: jens http://camdenannotation.lookingforwhitman.org/2009/11/02/old-salt-kossabone/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:20:41 +0000 http://camdenannotation.lookingforwhitman.org/?p=59#comment-161 This poem reminded me so much of my grandfather. I thought of him as a read that the man was in the Navy. My grandfather was in the Navy and has passed away. I sadly was not as close to my grandfather as I would have liked to have been. In this poem it seems to me that Jenny is close with her grandfather, I see this by her having him live with her. I saw so much in this poem that I will try to keep it to the point.

We see relationships, connections, family, and love
Reminiscing and telling of the end of someone’s life
Longevity, commitment, closeness
Someone needing or wanting to be around water, serenity, openness, beauty
Shows that he was used to doing the same thing day after day
Comfort, cozy, resting, welcoming feeling
Ritual, customary, happy
Loved the life of the navy, loves watching the ships, the thought of his youth
The struggling of the brig could represent all of the struggles of his own life
His last words for the ship and for himself of his life ending that he is now free

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