felon-jaws

Updated: May 14, 2025

Some men, like greedy monsters of the deep, Still prey upon their kind; their hungry maws Engulph their victims like the rav'nous shark That day and night untiring plies around The foamy bubbling wake of some great ship; And when the hapless mariner aloft Hath lost his hold, and down he falls Amidst the gurgling waters on her lee, Then, quick as thought, the ruthless felon-jaws Close on his form; the sea is stain'd with blood One sharp wild shriek is heard and all is still!

Susanna Moodie - Roughing It in the Bush