Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in Stone; in Mountains; in Stars

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 2 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 57: Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in Stone; in Mountains; in Stars

Crush uncrushable seas beneath a tempest's tail.
Spur impetuously into the primal.
Right or wrong, the trained of form will miss you.
God alone can carve you

Into the mountainous,
Celestial countenance,
Into the stones and bones
And token homes of sailors' souls.

Fight the kraken where the bastion overflows,
And no striation could subsume the war machine.
Weak or strong, a man could never tame you.
May God impress your savage form

Into the mountainous,
Celestial countenance,
Into the stones and bones
And token homes of sailors' souls.

Weak or strong, a man could never tame you.
May God impress your savage form

Into the mountainous,
Celestial countenance,
Into the stones and bones
And token homes of sailors' souls.

© and ℗ 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 2, released April 1, 2009

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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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