Answer:
In this poem john reeves decsribes the sea in 3 parts of the year
in the first stanza he describes the sea as a hungry dog. This shows that on cold winter days the sea dog is very rough. by the repitition of 'bones,bones,bones,bones' the shows that the dog is hungry. In the 2nd stanza the dog is playful and energetic. In the 3rd stanza, there is a really calm, that mostly happens during the summer time. it lets peole have fun and enjoy life.