by John king
 
           ROCKPORT MASS.
 
WHEN YOU GET TO ROCKPORT
TAKE ROUTE TWENTY SEVEN,
 IT HUGS THE OCEAN,
AND IS ONE STEP FROM HEAVEN.
DRIVE DOWN TO TOWN PIER
AND SEE MOTIF NUMBER ONE.
AND THE FISHING BOATS,
 DANCING IN THE SUN.
BEARSKIN NECK 
WAS MADE FOR WOMEN,
  STORES FULL OF GIFTS,
      BUT NO PLACE FOR SWIMMIN.
     FRONT BEACH IS OPPOISITE
      PEG LEGS DINNER,
    A CLEAN SMOOTH BEACH,
     IT COULDNT BE FINER.
    BACK BEACH HAS THE
     CLEANEST WATER AROUND,
       BUT LOTS OF ROCKS,
         COVER THE GROUND.
    GRANIT WARF WAS MADE BY MAN,
     FISHING,  PICKNICKING,
       BUT NO PLACE TO TAN.
      PIGEON COVE IS HIDDEN,
        BY THE OLD FOUNDRY,
        THE GRANIT WALL AROUND IT ,
       IS ITS BOUNDARY.
            TAKE A WALK DOWN TO
            HALIBUT POINT AND SEE,
           AN OLD GRANIT QUAURY,
           SLIDy'ING INTO THE SEA.
           AND IS  THE OLD LEGEND
             ABOUT FOLLY COVE
          RELY TRUE?
      WHEN SAILORS LEFT
    FROM HERE,
      THEY DIDIN'T, RETURN TO YOU.!
 

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