The Queen of the Ocean, Titanic
Let me tell you a story . . .
The RMS Titanic steamship was the largest
and most magnificent ship in the world (at the time)
high as an 11 story building
and long as 4 "long" city blocks
she was considered unsinkable
boasted of water tight bulkhead compartments
and 29 giant boilers for speed
she was said to be the biggest manmade
movable object in the world (at the time)
built in Belfast, Ireland by shipbuilder Thomas Andrew
and the White Star Line
her maiden voyage was at noon April 10, 1912
from SouthHampton, England White Star pier
her destination New York City, USA
she began her voyage with waters calm as a lake
Titanic sank at 2:20 AM on April 12, 1912
after hitting an iceberg that left a 300 foot gash
she plunged beneath the surface of the icy North Atlantic
with her lights still aglow
four hundred miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada
1500 souls of the 2240 aboard drowned
many are buried at Fairview Cemetery
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
their final resting place and many have never been identified
it took one hour
radio message sent "We are sinking fast ...."
The story of Titanic has inspired books, films, movies
and conspiracy theories abound over the years and still
706 people survived on not enough life boats(only 16)
women and children first please
but, Bruce Ismay, Chief Exec of White Star Line got on a lifeboat
and he was never able to live that down (a coward)
and the unsinkable sank
In 1985 the wreck of Titanic was located
13,000 feet under water in the North Atlantic
her portholes, walls and railings covered in rust
her once grand rooms and staircases gone
her wide decks no more
first, second and third class rooms are now
where fish swim and sea creatures crawl
in the end it did not matter who you were on Titanic
you either perished in the ocean or were saved
many lost souls still remain part of the Atlantic ocean
since the wreck was discovered items have been salvaged
some think of this as grave robbing and to me it is
oh, let Titanic and her 1500 lost souls rest in peace
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October 20, 2021
Poetry/Narrative/The Queen of the Ocean, Titanic
Copyright Protected, ID 10-1398-477-20
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for the contest, A Noteworthy Ship
sponsor, Robert James Liguori, Judged 11/11/2021
First Place
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