Passing Ships
Passing Ships
In a bygone era,
The canvas masts hailed
As ships sailed
Around the world.
(Like a bridge spanning
Mainland to island
Or a Roman aqueduct
Transporting water.)
Passing each other:
Exploring,
Expanding knowledge,
And trading in commerce.
Their legacy in history
Gleams with the magnificence
Of wooden vessels
At anchor or on open water.
Conquering, settling, enslaving.
In ports of countries
They docked, discharging and loading.
Rat-infested, carrying diseases.
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