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Robert William Gruhn
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0 posted 2001-11-21 11:57 AM


Note: This was my fourth poem written in April 1998.

TITANIC VISION

The great one glides to her ultimate destiny

Soon to etch in time an infamous legacy

All souls aboard not knowing their fate

An iceberg ahead,

just lying in wait

This huge ship of iron,

cutting so easily through a wave

About to send so many to a watery grave

Dozens of safe crossings by it Captain so proud

Confidence buoyed by calm seas,

and nary a cloud

Little children run and play on her gigantic deck

The Lord knowing for some,

their parent's last trek

Young lovers,

completely oblivious of the future

Set plans for America,

and offspring they'll nurture

Yet this massive ocean,

Earth's giver of life

Can be so unforgiving,

making widows of many a wife

The rich and the poor,

standing shoulder to shoulder

Going down with Titanic,

never to grow older

As loved ones in life boats,                    

hear those horrible cries

They are doomed to relive them,                  

for the rest of their lives


© Copyright 2001 Robert William Gruhn - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2001-11-21 12:32 PM


I still cry every time I watch Titanic. It has to be horrible to be in that situation and know that in a matter of hours you are going to die. I love the way you've written this Rob!
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2 posted 2001-11-21 12:35 PM


Absolutely stunning, Sir Robert. This is a masterpiece and I am putting it in my library. **hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

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