I've just found your reply to this on my inbox. Ancient history I know but
Captain Ahab from Moby Dick the novel by Herman Melville.
bw
James
>From: Christina Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: New sub: Ahab
>Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 09:22:31 EDT
>
>Alas, James, I don't know the reference, so I think I'm almost certainly
>missing the point. I'm not sure why his stride's ivory but I like the
>sounds. It feels as if you're writing something connected with the theatre
>and you've created an interesting atmosphere. Is it about a theatre ghost?
>How important is it to know who Ahab is/was?
>bw
>christina
>
>
> > AHAB
> >
> > Soon his steady
> > ivory stride was heard
> > as to and fro he paced his old rounds
> > upon planks so familiar to his tread
> > that they were all over dented -
> > geological stones
> > with the peculiar mark of his walk.
> >
> > Did you fixedly gaze too
> > upon that ribbed and dented brow?
> > There also
> > you would see still strange footprints -
> > the footprints of his own unsleeping
> > ever pacing thought.
> >
> >
> > bw
> > James
>
>
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