Books

Where your heart becomes a cannon spit iron on the whale Follow him through perdition's flame then live to tell the tale

 

There is no ship quite like a book

it wanders as it may

Then takes us out amongst the waves

where gods and children play

 

To places far and wide we trek

chase hell's whale 'long the pole

Crest waves with Ahab na'er the cape

where gods may claim your soul

 

There your heart becomes a cannon

spit iron on the whale

Follow him through perdition's flame

and live to tell the tale

 

As the oarsmen all stagger back

cross themselves o’re the job

No hope to see another day

forlorn begin to sob

 

Imaginations running wild

wicked cruelty sublime
Chase your whale till you catch his tail

or till the end of time

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Author's Note

Books are the windows to the world. But more than that they traverse time itself. As they take you to Melviles time of Moby Dick. They inspire. More than that they create the world of imagination. For Ahab the White Whale was nothing to be so idealised, rather it was "...all the subtle demonisms of life and thought; all evil, to crazy Ahab, were visibly personified, and made practically assailable in Moby-Dick. He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."
Thank You Allen Eddings for that rendition of the classic tale

Reviews

[Jack...]

This poem is wonderfully written. The flow and meter are steadily in time with the feelings it creates. A sense of completion and achieving the goal is portrayed nicely here. The rhyming is excellent and the theme perfect. Great job.

[J. J. Nightingale]

I've always wanted to read a book .. maybe I will ... ..

Well done .. I Like !

Jasmine

[Marie]

I know you were speaking for Robert Louis Stevenson. Reading has been the gratest pleasure of my life for most of it, and I prize my books more than any other possession.

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Okay, this is my favorite work of yours. I love the imagery and structure of this piece, and the metaphors jump off the page. My favorite line is "Chase your whale till you catch his tail or till the end of time". Brilliant, my dear friend :)

-Cord

[Persephone]

I am a booklover as well and they really do take us away to places we can only imagine - wonderful poem :)

[AlieahRose]

I LOVE THE...
CONNECTION YOU MADE...
IT'S SO TRUE...

[Muse]

Your words can go on for an eternity...much like a good book that can be read over and over again. Good stuff. And good luck on the contest.

[JB Murray]

Another strong piece. Well done!

[LadyNaida]

Very interesting!

[realmwriter]

This is a journey to its' self. Just as a book takes the reader on a journey through tis' pages, this piece takes that reader on a journey through its' words! I love it, Great write Tate!