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Chapter 106: Ahab's Leg

Joy from joy,
And misery from misery!
Sadness suckles at your breast again.

The weight of depth,
Enough to crack your deadened half,
Could never leaven with felicity.

And on through the endless history of the seeds of pleasure,
Belayed to the promissory of despair, oh!

So we're caught,
Contemplative, but for our lot --
Each ambition with decent of pain.

Brace us now,
And live we for the where and how!
With practicality I stand, estranged.

And on through the endless history of the seeds of pleasure,
Belayed to the promissory of despair, oh!

Credit given in forbearance's name;
Nothing given to enjoy the same.

And on through the endless history of the seeds of pleasure,
Belayed to the promissory of despair, oh!

Joy from joy,
And misery from misery!
Snakes and songbirds do beget the same.

Brace us now,
And live we for the where and how!
With practicality I stand.

(c) and (p) 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 5, released September 28, 2011

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Patrick Shea Brooklyn, New York

Patrick is a nerd, a book lover, a math afficianado, an Ishmael, and an Ahab. He lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. He grew up in Portland, OR; and has also lived in Grinnell, IA (for college); and Austin, TX.

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