the end of the line

the end of the line

Once upon a time, Norway was a shipping nation
thousand of people employed in this endeavor
because she was a low-paid country and could
haul, mostly American cargo around the world
Alas, oil along her coast, was found, no longer
poo, wages rose that was no good

Other nations, running lower wages, took over
and the Norwegian shipping culture 
was history
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