https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/05/31/whale-day/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:50:06 -0400<![CDATA[A commenter has sent some verse set on an indefinite beach, at once made familiar by things we all know: a half-drained glass of champagne beside a slice of cocktail salami on the sand, and sound of children&#8217;s voices; but unfamiliar, as if on a world that begins at the water&#8217;s edge where a tide threatens to take us away.  For as long as there has been poetry the sea has been calling man home and away from home. John Masefield captured the sense in his famous lines:]]>Sun, 31 May 2009 10:44:28 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/05/31/whale-day-n188375