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Vanderdecker
Depicted here is the storm-shrouded deck of a seventeenth-century sailing ship. The sails are
full, though battered by the winds and rain, and the brass nameplate of the ship is concealed by the
raging seas.
A pale reddish light washes the streaming decks of the ship, and the sailors move here and
there, strangely unaffected by the gale-force winds and sheeting rain. They batten hatches and trim
the lines, their pale bodies remarkably wasted and thin.
On the fo'c'sle stands the captain, feet planted wide apart for balance. He wears a black
Dutch felt hat, and his clothing is unrelieved black except for the length of red silk
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Classical Dreams
Sometimes, I see myself in Greece,
standing in a gallery peopled only by statues.
Cool figures of marble and obsidian stand,
frozen forever in immortal poses.
I make my way among them,
my fingers brushing past Odeysseus, Heracles, Zeus and Nike,
towards a future wrapped in mystery.
Then, I stand on a portico,
feeling the cool night wind blowing fresh and clean over my gossamer skin.
A dress of linen chafes my legs,
blown behind me in a snapping banner,
and I feel like I can fly.
The bitter smell of coffee wakes me,
and I slap the clock silent before it can ring.
Closing my eyes, I remember the taste of Cyrene win
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