I would have been right there crying with you! I love your poem, Treasa. "Make believe ships / on see through glass that / separates our world / from theirs in an / animated wreckage." What stirring and gorgeous lines!
I love this. Are the Titantic Museums there like ours in the USA - we have what is essentially a tourist destination type museum in Branson, MO and in TN. I found it a bit disturbing that their plight was our entertainment when we went.
The museum in Belfast is situated on the dock where the Titanic was originally built, a lot of the museum focuses on the local workers and their craftsmanship. I skipped the gift shop. The building in Branson with the iceberg stuck to the side seems a bit distasteful, but awareness and education can't be a bad thing either.
WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST
.
'ah look at that wee lass crying'
a scots woman says from
the far end of a bench
I sat on to catch my breath
my held back tears
now let spill in dim light
after reading the list
of projected names
.
50% children lost
80% men perished
3 of 12 dogs survived
97% first class women
sat in first class seats
on half filled life boats
.
I watch a child on his knees
zoom make believe ships
on see through glass that
separates our world
from theirs in an
animated wreckage
.
On a visit to the Titanic Museum in Belfast at the weekend. I found it strange that I was the only one crying, how could I not.
I would have been right there crying with you! I love your poem, Treasa. "Make believe ships / on see through glass that / separates our world / from theirs in an / animated wreckage." What stirring and gorgeous lines!
Thanks so much Lisa. I would have offered you a tissue.
The story of the Titanic always gets to me, too.
This is very tender and powerful, Treasa. . How could we not cry?
I love this. Are the Titantic Museums there like ours in the USA - we have what is essentially a tourist destination type museum in Branson, MO and in TN. I found it a bit disturbing that their plight was our entertainment when we went.
The museum in Belfast is situated on the dock where the Titanic was originally built, a lot of the museum focuses on the local workers and their craftsmanship. I skipped the gift shop. The building in Branson with the iceberg stuck to the side seems a bit distasteful, but awareness and education can't be a bad thing either.