He told me over the deck to call him <br />Whenever there was a theatre of war; <br />A whale may inhibit me at times, <br />It is caretaker of the voyage home. <br />Another ship can be brought to buy <br />The slaves and jewellery and fuel. <br />Clear and contrasting was the report, <br />Idle chatter beamed on the people of the port, <br />People had the answers to questions they quoted. <br />The harpooner came on deck <br />And was in evidence.<br /><br />Naveed Akram<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-harpooner/
