Loss Of All Hands
Loss Of All Hands
The submersible went down with five men
Determined to see the Titanic
The rich men going to gloat
Over poor souls who had no chance
The company profits
Ensured safety was no concern
They went down and got lost
Never to resurface.
Greed and hubris sink best laid plans
Deep in the dark depths
Lives mattered little
Rescue teams did their best
So much pressure
Beneath the water and air
Ran out as fast as time
With the loss of all hands.
Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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The submersible lost at sea searching for Titanic
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Written on June 22, 2023
Submitted by charlesedwardyork on June 22, 2023
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| Scheme | A XXXXXXXX XXXXBXXA XB |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 721 |
| Words | 138 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8, 2 |
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