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The Pequod meets the Rachel

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 3 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 128: The Pequod meets the Rachel

They died last night; they died last night,
Certainly.
They died last night; they died last night,
Certainly.

A pale unceasing cannonball
Struck from sheltered lee.
Carried by the cannonball,
Buried in the sea.

They died last night; they died last night,
Certainly.
They died last night; they died last night,
Certainly.

Listen as their spirits scream,
We heard them all last night.
Ghost ship sails for ghost beliefs,
Sweeping tack for any sight.

They died last night; they died last night,
Certainly.
They died last night; they died last night,
Certainly.

Abraham is unmoved,
Stable in the old roots,
Fathering a nation of
Hollow belief, and resolve.

Any circle broken
Makes the center shift and
Every spoke in kind will
Follow its lead, finding home.

Pack our Rachel up again,
Send her on her way.
An arrow loosed, we've joined the work
Three weeks from today!

© and ℗ 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 3, released September 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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