Mediterranean Meditations-20 Poem by Gunturk Ustun

1

The secretive Mediterranean
Perhaps a sage, perhaps not
What is saddening is that
No one will live long enough
To come to know this
And set it down in writing

2

The Mediterranean Sea begins to swell
The horizon grows increasingly blurred
And danger lies in ambush
However, a cautious composure
Prevails among the entire crew
Of the gigantic Ro-Ro ship
Before the insidious night descends
This ordeal, too, will be overcome
In all likelihood, just as countless times before
While the intrepid seafarers defy
The overwhelming and daunting unknown

3

With everyone who asks about the Mediterranean
With everyone who considers to discover it
With everyone who becomes attached to it
And with everyone who departs from it all too soon
The uniqueness of the Mediterranean only grows
As its futile sense of self-doubt diminishes

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