Ship

The ship
Is alive all
The time in
Port or when
She is cruising
More than just an
Amalgam of crew &
Passengers she herself
Has a sentient quality so
Unique some people can tell
More about the ship than
The sum of its parts as
In which cabins are
The best which
Culinary treats
To look for &
Which bars
Are most
Comfy
All of
Which
Cause folks
To favor some
Ship over another
For one cruise but
Not another and
Try for their own
Favorite spot
Somewhere
Onboard
Smiling
As
They
Run their
Hand along
A friendly railing
They know from an
Earlier voyage
Like two old
Friends
Comfy catching
Up on odd events since
Their last cruises together
All the while the crew
Works each hour of
The voyage to see
To the needs of
Any passenger,
Serving their
Ship just as
The ship
Serves
Them.
Once a
Nervous lady
Asked me after
My mid-Atlantic
History lecture how
Far from land were we
To which I replied about
Two miles causing her to
Laugh blush and relax pretty
Much the sea-trinity of cruising.