out on the Drake Passage

the swells are moderate

the moderates aren’t swell

( the conservatives

and liberals dominate)

the former Norwegian PM

(onboard as keynote speaker)

is serious and stodgy, I’m afraid

she doesn’t take my comments

on communists and culling well

still the starboard port-hole

the right-left view, so to speak

in my little cabin sanctuary

is more than grand enough

to compensate