Seth was right in holding to A theory he thought was right Although he gave the ghost up, drew The final breath with land in sight. I think he had a fear of land, That death would get him in the end. Not in the place that he had planned, And hardly where he'd recommend. He had arranged a final flight In which to slip and take a last Gulp of the sea and sink from sight, Well in the shadow of a mast. I think he planned the curtain drop, At such a time, and really it Was rather bad things had to stop, With the stage set the opposite. A special gift it seems to me Was his in knowing deck from spar And, well, he should have died at sea, Although it is not popular. And if the @3Dutchmans'@1 flying still, I hope our wise and true Creator, Lets Seth climb from his dusty hill And be its ghostly navigator. It really was disturbing to Go to his Maker in this wise, Bereft of sails, which hitherto Had been a banner for his eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FEW RULES FOR BEGINNERS by KATHERINE MANSFIELD FINALITY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON YOUTH'S PROGENY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A MENDOCINO MEMORY by EDWIN MARKHAM TO WHISTLER, AMERICAN; ON LOAN EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS AT TATE GALLERY by EZRA POUND |