by Iris Herriot

“Walker ‘stunned’ to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall
David Morris encounters rare optical illusion known as superior mirage
while out on coastal stroll”
—The Guardian

A ship at anchor in the sky!
It’s senseless to the human eye;
How can it be that this should be
Reality? For what we see
With light and sight and wonder flips
The truth of sea and sky and ships.

The truth of sea and sky and ships
With light and sight and wonder flips
Reality for what we see:
How can it be that this should be?
It’s senseless to the human eye:
A ship at anchor in the sky!