By victoria mary sackville-west
when little lights in little ports come out
quivering down through water with the stars,
and all the fishing fleet of slender spars
range at their moorings veer with tide about
when race of wind is stilled and sails are furled,
and underneath our single riding-light
the curve of black-ribbed deck gleams palely w
and slumbrous waters pool a slumbrous world;
then, and then only have i thought how swee
old age might sink upon a windy youth,
quiet beneath the riding-light of truth,
weathered through storms, and gracious in retreat

which of the following is true of the text in bold?

a. it explicitly describes night at the ports

b. it explicitly states that the ports are damaged

c. it implies the dangers of working at sea
d. it implies a relationship has ended.
p