My ship set sail so long ago, it all seems just a blur;
this vessel's rarely let me down, I'm grateful for that fact.
At times I've ventured off the course, with this I will concur;
though, given opportunity, there's not much I'd retract.
I know that once my journey's done, my bones will worm-food make,
and I'm not one to speculate about "the other side";
but if into an afterlife, astonished, I should wake,
my periegesis will tell of a quite amazing ride!
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Author Notes
Periegesis (n.) an account of a journey.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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