memorial poem

this is the ship of pearl
not from the whole wide world
a storm is riding on the tide
do you hear the rain?
in new york harbor
within my hand i hold
they in the darkness gather and ask
do i like it
though love repine, and reason chafe
master of human destinies am i
what was it the engines said
take my bracelets
i made a vow once, one only
he's gone