the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » aristotle https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Call up Captain Smith https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/call-up-captain-smith/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/call-up-captain-smith/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Call up Captain Smith and ask for a first class room.
1st, 2nd, 3rd class, pick your tomb.
They’re busy trying to make it to the western shore.
“Stay on the steam ship, it’s safer than with the oars.”
I hear resounding between
The deep sea creature’s tentacles
And the luxury liner’s rust particles
That saturates one’s mind.
Aristotle’s modern tragic definition is defined
Maritime for a lifetime
And far beyond. It reached mine.

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