the Noster was a ship of swank
(as gallant as they come)
until she hit a mine and sank
just off the coast of Sum
precisely where a craft of cost
the Ergo perished later
all hands(you may recall)being lost
including captain Pater
the Noster was a ship of swank… (8)
Analysis, meaning and summary of e.e. cummings's poem the Noster was a ship of swank… (8)
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