Moby Poems - Poems about Moby

Sing a ballad of the sea, Men ponder at whales' brains, "What do you believe?" Whale watching is a hobby, Grey nomads splash their cash, Digital selfies on charter boats, Until appears Little Miss Moby, Under boats she breathes, Smashed the lot, into the sea, Whale selfies gave her the blip, "Bug off, men!" she thinks, Ahab's ghost got drowned again, Maybe there are eidetic...

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Who dares rouse Leviathan, the Giant beneath the heaving deeps? This world now teams with Ahabs whose heaping anger never sleeps. Each one wants to hook its jaw and each to press its tongue; to try its rich and fragrant oil and see it bound and beached and dumb. Poor soul captains on fragile ships vainly sharpening the barbless spear. The Whale scoffs beneath the...

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Violate everything. Upset all order. re-stack the cards, deal me to a world where my id rules, rid me of what cares about right, wrong or you. Or it's gonna kill me. I'm Ahab. Says Stub, "he's got what some folks ashore call * a conscience; it's a kind of Tic-Dolly-row they say--worse nor a toothache." Way worse than a toothache. Covers tangled, pillows scrunched,...

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It’s like I am in a life raft, the lone survivor of a really bad sea poem. “Ship ahoy,” exclaims a parrot in my head. Reluctantly I start rowing toward a new salty tale. What else can I do? I’m out here surrounded by talking fish. Perhaps one day I will learn to translate a few bubbles, make a few waves before old Moby...

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Moby Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, published in London in October 1851 as The Whale and a month later in New York City as Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. It is dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Moby Dick is generally regarded as Melville’s magnum opus and one of the greatest American novels. Moby Dick can sustain...

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DICK Big whale Dick Poor soul red hollows Death, harpoon, strikes HARPOON STRIKES Harpoon strikes The whale wails A little water added to the brine SEA BRINE Whale's blood warm as your daughter Your harpoon kills her sibling SIBLING My whale brother Is your meat so soft? Your fat lights Faroe. MOBY Mariners Mars and Venus Moby Dick....

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When Moby became famous Because of the book He decided to go For the Hollywood look He was living the dream With fast cars and loose women With a pool full of champagne In which he could swim in At a book signing one day Someone scoffed at his weight That was the moment That decided his fate After looking in the mirror Moby decided to diet Despite all...

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He Didn't swear On "Bible"... But "Moby Dick" No! From the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes"...

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The Moby Dick Reunion One hundred fifty nine years have passed Since Melville published his novel. Seven hundred twenty pages in length Some say it was much too nautical. All of the characters have gathered. They’re going to have a reunion. Rumor has it, they say, that Herman himself Is making a huge revelation. Ishmael is the first to arrive, And it’s...

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A terrifying creature, This Valley Pond duck, Attacking innocent Chinese cooks, Who should have had better luck... I dedicated my life To killing this damn duck That had pooped on my head... Oh, my God, what yuck!!! I was forced to wear a hat Every time I went out, Knowing this vicious duck, Was looking for another bout... I should move to Peking, They know how to handle...

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