Exploring regions unexplored heretofore
my body springs to attention like a rusty door…
O, that I had listened to Doctor Gore
I wouldn't be near this sore ...
For ‘There’s no known remedy
~ for the early middle-seventies’
There is a forestland so secretive
lions live there that no one has seen
snakes live there that are so venomous
angels live there who are so holy
so remote it is yet it is so near
every person with an inviolable plot
but even owners know not its inhabitants
strange indeed but true
Spring is not too far,
snow melts and fills the clear sea;
unexplored land waits.
The Atlantic was an ocean once unexplored,
even the Romans with their naval might, took no minimal interest to go beyond
so it remained an unknown their minds:
perhaps its high wrathful waves kept them away: they made frightening sounds.
The Atlantic was an ocean once unexplored,
even the Romans with their naval might, took no interest in conquering beyond;
so it remained an incognito in their minds:
perhaps its wrathful waves kept them away: they made very frightening sounds.
Columbus, the fearless and fair explorer, made frequent voyages...
he never encountered and fought a whale: it didn't impose a threat;
despite his first voyage was an horrific one, he didn't end his quest
to discover a vast and rich continent inhabited by the peaceful Indians.
If whales were scarce in this immense deep, they were more abundant off Nantacket,
as the Pacific Ocean swarmed with these monstrous mammals it didn't scare Moby Dick
by searching for the biggest white whale that was able to jar his ship and make it sink;
and he could only salvage: a pound of bread, fish, water besides and his treasure chest.
The Unexplored Road
By Elton Camp
The teenage marriage proved to be a mistake
One that brought Trudy trouble and heartache
She was sixteen and Matt only one year older
She refused to listen to what others told her
Both dropped school to make it on their own
Meaning of minimum wage they were shown
Paying for food, clothing, rent and an old car
The money they could make didn’t go very far
Work around the house their parents had done
Took so much time there was none left for fun
The marriage became the bane of their life
Rather than happiness, it brought them strife
Each of the couple the other began to blame
This is all your fault, each of them did claim
The marriage Trudy most especially did rue
When she saw Matt on a date with Betty Sue
Blame for the affair Matt was unwilling to take
“I’ve learned that marrying you was a mistake”
By his conduct, Matt had set young Trudy free
She left to discover what else there could be
Around the curve, who knows what she’ll find
Is she now wiser, or will love again be blind?
I once had the pleasure,
Of meeting a girl,
Who would twirl in a circle when bored.
She told me a story,
Of things she did see,
Of an upside down world unexplored.
On this one day,
She was especially bored,
So she thought she would change things around.
She stood on her head,
Twirling that way instead,
And was amazed at the world she had found.
She saw big tall buildings,
And wide deserts of sand,
And even a car there or two.
A mountain of wide,
And a Troll on its side,
Sneezing a loud "A A CHOO!".
A large hairy beast,
Enjoying his feast,
A strange being,
With feet for hands,
Many things she saw that day,
As she glanced over the enormous lands.
I learned a lot,
From her that day,
But one thing is for sure,
I learned that if you stand on your head,
You’ll see things ,
You didn’t see before.
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