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The Chase -- First Day

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 5 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 133: The Chase -- First Day

(There she blows!) In every noble heart, an island,
(There she blows!) Dense with every woe a lesser man could feel,
And his island has breeched in the heart of the sea
With the heavens above and a mystery beneath --
Birds aloft in joyous contemplation.

(There she blows!) A gentle Jupiter, admired,
(There she blows!) A pinion of serenity
Set to work on the heart of a merciless hand
That is raised, nonetheless, in the folly of man,
Peace becomes a just and natural torrent.

And he raised our boat in rows of ivory teeth,
Then he made a safe retreat.

(There she blows!) If gods would speak, it won't be omen
(There she blows!) That they choose, in all omnipotence, to bear
Any deafening will that a god could command
From the power of all to the weakness of man --
Sails aloft, I speak but from an island;
Sails aloft, I speak but from the sea.

(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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