The Waters of the Flood were upon the Earth

The Waters of the Flood were upon the Earth

Noah, lonely and bereft,
Cast adrift with wives and sons.
Of other folk, no more are left –
These are the only ones.

But lo !,  across the waves and foam
Comes sailing forth on breezes fresh
A vessel very like his own –
The Ark of Gilgamesh !

This is an early poem of mine that features my patented exclamation comma (!,) which one day shall be combined into a single glyph to rule them all…Incidentally, my older self cringes at my rookie mistake of placing Gilgamesh himself in the other Arc when of course it was piloted by Utnapishtim.  However, despite this, it remains the only poem of mine to ever earn me an income (£10), as recounted in the footnote to this poem.