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THE THOUSAND SHIPS
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THE THOUSAND SHIPS


Is this the face, this old hulk in the salt marsh
is this my lady with creaking timbers
and peeling skin?

A mere figurehead, a turkey prow,
missing one oar, grandiloquent, vainglorious,
still fighting the old sea battles
with the wind and waves

the thousand ships that lie
at the bottom of the sea


  

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 Reviews of "THE THOUSAND SHIPS"
Reviewed by Mary Cecil
Reviewed on May 6, 2012
I love this Kenny,it's a wonderful poem.My late husband loved ships and the sea as a fisherman,diver and writer.
Thanks for this
Warmest Regards
Mary Cecil

Reviewed by Kathleen McDonald
Reviewed on January 25, 2011
I often wondered how many there are down there??? well done
hug
kat

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on January 14, 2011
Quite an ode, Kenny. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace,

Regis

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on January 11, 2011
a lovely tribute to those who lay at oceans floor!

Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on January 11, 2011
Kenny, this is brilliant. Transcendent.
Christine


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