03-15-2017, 10:39 AM
well, it is established that this ain't no party of sailors (wrong about the tide),
and anyway, few sailors need knives now, boats run on engines than on sails.
the chief mistake here, of course, is having a plastic urn instead of a ceramic one,
which could have been shattered on the side of the boat -- and if the urn
was strong enough to be found, as i'm sure the speaker/poet knows,
then no wishes were fulfilled. if i were one of you, i'd exhume those ashes
and this time bring a knife -- lovely work, with most of the credit
going to the guy who screwed up.
and anyway, few sailors need knives now, boats run on engines than on sails.
the chief mistake here, of course, is having a plastic urn instead of a ceramic one,
which could have been shattered on the side of the boat -- and if the urn
was strong enough to be found, as i'm sure the speaker/poet knows,
then no wishes were fulfilled. if i were one of you, i'd exhume those ashes
and this time bring a knife -- lovely work, with most of the credit
going to the guy who screwed up.