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THE CAPTAIN

 

The candlelight’s reflected in the glass

of rum beside the captain’s weathered hands.

Where does he go from here?  Why, towards death,

remembering what he too well understands.

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(For full text see the Kindle ebook The Nature of Things (Collected Poems) by Alan Marshfield)

  

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