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The Fossil Whale

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 6 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale

Big as it is, the whale is a fertile theme,
Varied and antediluvian,
The sea held a brand of Leviathan
Before time carried the Earth.

Born on the depths of a primal mist,
Nursed with the reptiles-furious,
Ruled under ice caps and equatorial freeze --
Hard to believe!

And what I'm trying to say, now,
There's a subtle line
Between the scale of the subject
And the thoughts brought to the mind.

Reach, yet, the distance of ancient lands,
Prior to Moses in Pharaoh's hands.
Touch ye the blood of Cetacean prehistory,
With Ahab and me!

And what I'm trying to say, now,
There's a subtle line
Between the scale of the subject
And the thoughts brought to the mind.

(c) and (p) 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 6, released November 6, 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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