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This month, Cobh, (formerly Queenstown), is in the middle of memorial services and ceremonies for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
This tragic event has captured minds and hearts the world over for many reasons, not least of which is the human level.
Marion Horgan has written a commemorative poem in memory of the occasion.
The Titanic
You sailed away on that fateful day,
Departing Queenstown in the cove of Cork.
A voyage bound for a world of dreams
and new beginnings in New York
Alas the dreams weren't meant to be,
For those who perished in that cruel sea.
Lives were quenched just like a light,
In icy waters on that tragic night.
Your maiden voyage was to be your last,
And ghosts still whisper of your tragic past.
Many wept on a distant shore,
Mourning loved ones they would see no more.
Marvel of the White Star line,
A revolution in design,
Alas, your reign was all too brief,
And now your grave is dark and deep.
One hundred years have come and gone,
And still the memories linger on,
From weft and weave of history,
Your legend lives eternally.
© Marion Horgan
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