Marblehead Poem Print, Matted

This is a limited-edition, 12″ x 16″ print of original artwork by Maryanne Grebenstein, with a 16″ x 20″ mat, ready for framing. The author of the poem is franki elliot. It’s a whimsical reflection of a Wednesday in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and it reads as follows:

I would very much like / to spend a Wednesday in Marblehead. / Any Wednesday will do / As long as the town house still stands / strong in the middle of the road, / As long as the firehouse still blazes red / and that white house still waves a flag, / As long as Redd’s pond (full of history’s tears) / still beckons children with ice skates / and red noses in the winter / and patient fisherman & flowers each summer, / As long as the old lighthouse still winks / through the fog at the cold, cold moon . . . / I would very much like to spend / a Wednesday in Marblehead.

The Old Town House really does stand in the middle of the road and it happens to be directly across from The Abbey Studio’s Studio & Shop in Old Town, Marblehead. Marblehead has a tradition of a ‘golden cod’ above the doorways of homes and businesses. It’s a nod to Marblehead’s roots as a fishing village and a ‘thank you’ of sorts to the cod fish, which played such an important part in Marblehead’s early economy. Today, the golden cod is a symbol of good luck and prosperity and it’s seen displayed all over the town.

You can pick up this print at our Studio & Shop at 84 Washington Street in Marblehead, MA. If you would like it shipped to you instead, please add shipping and handling to your cart.

This print is also available as follows:

as a 12″ x 16″ unmatted print

as a 12″ x 16″ unmated print, with the golden cod hand-gilded in 23k gold leaf