Within the context of the poem, the line presented in the question above shows how the fishermen's work is long and dominates their entire day.
Although you don't show, we can see, from the context of your question, that you are referring to the poem "Waters" written by Anne Sexton.
When reading this poem, we can see that:
- The speaker is a fisherman.
- He is reflecting on what his work journey is like.
- Despite being a long and tiring journey, it allows for a lot of reflection.
- For this reason, the fisherman reflects on the fish, the sun, the rocks, and nature.
- He also thinks about what happens underwater, where he can't see.
Despite the long journey, we can see that the fisherman is not saddened, on the contrary, he is passionate about what his work allows him to observe.
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