"The Mariner's  Tale"
An "Ancient Mariener" meeteth three Gallants bidden to a wedding-feast, and detaineth one.  The Wedding-Guest is spell- bound by the eye of the old seafaring man, and constrained to hear his TALE...
Sculptor John F. Ceprano Artist/Photographer John F. Ceprano
"The Harbor"/05
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"The Ship was cheered, the harbor cleared,
Merrily did we drop
Below the kirk, below the hill,
Below the light-house top..."

From "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by S.T.Coleridge		 "The Albatross"/05
Height 9'Width 13'Depth 4'

"And now the Storm-Blast came, and he
Was tyrannous and strong:
He struck with his overtaking wings,
and chased south along...

"At lenght did cross an Albatross:

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Artist/photographer John F. Ceprano/05
"Three Sirens Ship"/05
Height 7.5'Width 15'Depth 17'

Once on the journey, a storm arose and pushed the ship south until it was circling the Antartic, with ice everywhere and no way to navigate the ship to warmer waters.  Until the Albatross appeared, a sailor's good omen:
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