Obsession sets sail with singular purpose <br />Vengeance as the downfall of humanity <br />“I am not, therefore I must be.” <br /> <br />Adventure sought, first watch: <br />“Thar she blows! ” “I Am that I Am.” <br /> <br />Thump, thump; thump, thump. <br /> <br />Wrestling with the ‘bedeviled’ <br />A calm that bids all else ‘wait’ <br /> <br />Starbuck and Ahab at odds <br />A crew steadfast, resigned, brave <br /> <br />Eye to eye, heart to heart <br />Crossed paths, crossed purposes <br />Prophesy and balls; valor and doom. <br /> <br />The ‘great white whale’ of ‘vengeance’ <br />Called ‘Moby Dick’ by scholars <br />Taking down all who would be <br />‘Of this world’ – sparking imagination <br />And resolve of those who are ‘in’ <br />For the lessons from each ‘course’ <br /> <br />Remembering that Spirit is a breath away <br />And ‘vengeance’ be ‘damned if you seek it’ <br />Soul be ‘blessed if you don’t’ <br />In the light of smooth sailing <br />And classic literature. <br /> <br /> <br />(JB, 2011)<br /><br />Jim Boone<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/voyage-of-the-pequot/
