17 May 2026

By Philip Kuepper

They are oars
that build a seaport.
They are oars
that move men to water,
oars that move
the boats that make
a port happen.
They are oars that are
the tools that draw a blueprint
of the water,
oars that are
the tools that erect the framework
on which ships take shape,
on which shipwrights work,
to make voyage possible.
They are oars that row the minds
of shipwrights to apply their hands
to the design that sets in motion
all that becomes a working
seaport. They are oars
that keep the works working.
They are oars that keep
the momentum. Oars are
the Origin.

(10 May 2026)