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Red funnel cuts harbor haze
Tug pulls barge through copper maze
Rope sings tight on rusted cleat
Engine hums a steady beat
Winch groans under heavy strain
Cables bite through wind and rain
Harbor knot holds fast and deep
Sydney lights disturb the sleep
Tugboat dances, stern and bow
Dusk surrenders to the now
Ferry horns blow low and long
Gull wings ride the wind so strong
Deckhand wipes his oil-stained hands
Salt crust maps the working lands
Harbor knot holds fast and deep
Sydney lights disturb the sleep
Tugboat dances, stern and bow
Dusk surrenders to the now
Bridge climbs high above the water
City pulses, sons and daughters
Tug turns slow in widening wake
Foam feathers as the dark waves break
Radar sweeps a green electric eye
No photograph can catch the lie
That peace exists in constant pull
The knot holds firm, the night is full
Lantern swings on aft rail post
Captain checks the southern coast
Chart glows soft in wheelhouse light
Course corrected through the night
Harbor knot holds fast and deep
Sydney lights disturb the sleep
Tugboat dances, stern and bow
Dusk surrenders to the now
Morning threatens eastern rim
Tug still works the harbor's limb
Rope slackens as the barge seats deep
Crew shares tea in breaking sleep
Harbor knot holds fast and deep
Sydney lights disturb the sleep
Tugboat dances, stern and bow
Dusk surrenders to the now
Harbor knot holds fast and deep
Sydney lights disturb the sleep
Camera clicks, the moment gone
Harbor knot holds on and on