Sonnet 47 – What Drove Them On?
What drove Columbus and Magellan out
From harbors safe to test the waters wide?
Each stood upon the shore, none else about
And wondered what the maddening line might hide.
What spurred men on to leave this pleasant place
To sit atop a flame to reach the moon?
For centuries we wondered ‘bout that face –
What lies behind la Mona Lisa lune?
From beds of ease, men went to jungle’s trees,
That closed behind and left them to contend
With foes and beasts and heat and dread disease.
And why? – What lies beyond the river’s bend?
The urge to search comes when one cannot see
And’s coupled with a curiosity.
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© Dennis Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2014.
The Bard on the Hill 