Whatever happened to the Mary Celeste?
Who encircled the globe in the 1870s
Abandoned off the Portuguese coast bereft
Of her captain, crew all lost to the sea
Her hatches asunder, her quarters a mess
November 25th the ship log’s final entry
Was she the victim of betrayal and theft?
Some look for answers in piracy
Other blame nature for getting her best
Waves, spouts, krakens are the top three
I think by lifeboat the panicked crew left
To escape a flood or flash fire tragedy
Curse or ghost, alien probe or tidal crest
Every clue blooms into another query
Whatever happened to the Mary Celeste?
Forever preserved in prose and mystery
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