Who Happened Upon America Poem by Liam ó Comáin
Who Happened Upon America
From Genoa
With a desire
For fame
And fortune.
A man
Of mystery
With many
Masks
Changing
The course
Of history.
In youth
Falling in love
With the sea
Seeking
Not gold
But spices
Which he pursued
With a fiery mind.
In fact the entire
Far East
Glowed within his
Imagination.
Inspired by
Muslim traders,
Their influence
And wealth,
Columbus set sail
Unaware of fates course....
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