Before we knew the world was round, the ocean must have seemed
To halt at the horizon, then descend to lands undreamed.
Good thing the maw of earth’s flat end did not deter our reach,
For if we let the unknown win, we’d still be on the beach.
Before we knew the world was round, the ocean must have seemed
To halt at the horizon, then descend to lands undreamed.
Good thing the maw of earth’s flat end did not deter our reach,
For if we let the unknown win, we’d still be on the beach.