Abstracted

by

J. M. Hallett

Beneath them, the bones
or the bodies, half eaten
of mariners and merchants
of slaves and of freemen
of runaways and tourists
of saints and of demons
Each clinging to the ribs
of lost vessels of seamen
Their lifelines, severed
like fishtails, now sway
cavorting with the currents
tattered and frayed
'Tis said 'neath the moon
standing watch all alone
weary sailors oft hear
their faint haunting moans
But beside the big yachts
anchored in the bays
on these, their carefree
vacation days
on tubes and on jet skis
they frolic and play
Oblivious to what's below
mere fathoms away

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