Whaler'sTale

Pray to the gods, ablest exhale,
Harness a current  set sail,
Kind winds may waft abound,
Upon briny crests crowned.

Wayward cotton shrouds,
Whispers of wispy clouds
Vast azure above salty seas,
Float alight on a breeze.

Cast harpoons to mighty whale,
Quicken batten-down set sail.
To return to landlubber true,
Afore by happenstance misses you.

Come hither weathered seamen,
Croons ethereal siren demon
Parched sailor abashed by wake,
Endless waters but none to partake.

Sinking low to a barnacle bed,
Adieu to thee, seafarer stead.
Briny waterlogged bone,
Needless plotted tombstone.

 Tis fodder to fathomless sea.
Poseidon heeds no craven plea.
Brave waters, alas sail,
Embark again in whaler's tale.