Good man Michael,
Ye Gods, I had not come across that one before,'The Wreck of the Hesperus'
what a fabulous piece of work, it weaves a story wonderfully and the language and words are just super....they describe what the water does so accurately.....and speak of the arrogance of man,in this case the Captain, arrogance often seen in men in exalted positions, but unfortunately exalted positions are not necessarily proof of any knowledge or education, they are merely titles....as shown in this poem...
They say (for those who wonder, they, are people who study such matters and I in turn study them) they say that when you appreciate poetry that you have "arrived" at a different place at least Psychologically, a more shall we say, serene and also understanding place, delighted to see others in the same boat, (no pun intended)
As for the Good ship Venus, I doth remember it very well, not for the faint hearted or the delicate of dispositions ears, but great fun in an irreverent way...the Captain in that one was quite a different character, most likely psychotic ......