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The Mat​-​Maker

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 6 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 47: The Mat-Maker

Lazing on a cloudy afternoon,
While away the minutes, weaving.
Working at the warp of Time,
Summoning a life of my own dealing.

And chance drives the ribbon!
And chance drives the ribbon!
And chance drives the ribbon askew!

Then, by simple happenstance,
The mast-head cried, our destiny remembered.
Hop to stations, one, two, three,
Choice at bay, and free-will fully censured.

So chance drives the ribbon!
So chance drives the ribbon!
So chance drives the ribbon askew!

More than one way,
More than one way through,
More than one way through necessity!

We see it in the whale, as well;
He spouts with regularity, intriguing.
But beneath the surface he's
Free to follow any path he's leading.

But chance drives the ribbon!
But chance drives the ribbon!
Oh chance drives the ribbon askew!
Oh chance drives the ribbon askew

(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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