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The Spouter​-​Inn

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 1 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn

There's a painting in the tavern, obscured,
As a token for the rest of the world.
In the soot and in the grime,
In the ravages of passing time,
Stand we still, constructing a purpose.

Of the masses, of the shadows and shades,
In the chaos, in the purposes made --
In the center a parody,
Though in full sublimity,
All transfixed by a failure of meaning.

And so is man
A shrouded reason,
Lost in the
Majestic reaches
Of his share of total unknowing.

There's a stranger in the tavern with me,
Stands as other, contrasted naturally.
In a moment I understand
At the center this fellow man
Shares my darkness, and we can sleep easy.

And so is man
A shrouded reason,
Lost in the
Majestic reaches
Of his share of total unknowing.

© and ℗ 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 1, released January 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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