Oft had I thought ‘twas meant just for a male And mindlessly I’d chosen not to read Until one day I was summoned to heed Melville’s epic tale of The Great White Whale
The wandering sailor - “Call me Ishmael” Captain Ahab - vengeance his greedy need Reckless, careless; anything to succeed Yet, his destiny, rightly, was to fail
Hodge-podge of cultures from all walks of life Scruples, beliefs, tenets, lessons and more Adventure and religion - all were rife Herman challenged and gave voice to it all
The world then - the world now - deeply in strife When will we learn and stop fighting the war?