Which Ship Hasn’t by Thomas Rist
sailed. Is it the one
with sycamore masts and sails
snailing under the wind; is it
the fumefunnelled tin ship, steel
hulled, highrise high, portholes
lining watermarks like a windowed
prison; is it the speedboat
spoon fronted, jumping waves
like ponies at practice, cargo
ship, cranes swivelled, rust
like skin; is it the tanker
nautical whale, crossing the grass
sea like slugs, the fishing
boat, fish out of water, reeled
by waves, stormboat
swallowed; is it the dinghy
condom of ships, oared
muscle its motor, sunwater
cruiser, moonwater swimmer: which
ship hasn't sailed. Tell me
bored and I'll board it.
Cracks and Blueprints
And All that Leaks
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