In the Wake of Whales

Ishmael watched Ahab Chasing the perceived taunt Of the beast of the sea, That haunt of the gaunt, White Ghost of the sea. O, to be Ishmael! (What painful helplessness!) The observer, the powerless. To be unable to do a thing but retell the story. I, reader of Ishmael's tale know 'Tis true! The White...