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"Ship's Pilot" - A poem by Gaylen K. Bunker


published on 13 February 2020 759 -

A wonderful poem
As read by the author
From his books "Poems"

Sometimes it is good just to stop and enjoy a poem. This poem "Ship's Pilot" is read by the author himself.
A valuable piece about the nature of the pilot.

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