Bass Rock Near Edinburgh

BASS ROCK NEAR EDINBURGH My child’s eye saw the graceful sea A limitless ocean of waves Of power immeasurable Adapted only to the curve of horizon Free to move at will around the globe Accommodating no man God like. Till I saw the Bass Rock jutting its rebel head out of the Forth A far-off piece of the seafloor Just ordinary rock on display - for all to see The ocean’s feet of clay. And the fathomless tract of sea that day Lost its mystery, its infinite dimension, Fell from grace. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Notes Bass Rock is a tiny island edged with high steep cliffs a few miles offshore in the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh in Scotland. It is not famed for its beauty but is rather a dark intrusion into the beautiful view over the firth.