Titanic Vision - This Was My Fourth Poem Written In April 1998 - Rhyming

The great one glides to her ultimate destiny Soon to etch in time an infamous legacy All souls aboard not knowing their fate An iceberg ahead, just lying in wait This huge ship of iron, cutting so easily through a wave About to send so many to a watery grave Dozens of safe crossings by it Captain so proud Confidence buoyed by calm seas, and nary a cloud Little children run and play on her gigantic deck The Lord knowing for some, their parent's last trek Young lovers, completely oblivious of the future Set plans for America, and offspring they'll nurture Yet this massive ocean, Earth's giver of life Can be so unforgiving, making widows of many a wife The rich and the poor, standing shoulder to shoulder Going down with Titanic, never to grow older As loved ones in life boats, hear those horrible cries They are doomed to relive them, for the rest of their lives Copyright © 2014 Robert William Gruhn - All Rights Reserved "A poem to me is the essence of any thought, Being built from its foundation into tower scraping sky. It can fly like no other bird to places never seen, Even spaceships can only dream of taking its place." © 2014 Robert William Gruhn