The ark is described as “heaved on high with hurling streams.”
Kest to kyþeȝ vncouþe þe clowdeȝ ful nere
Cast to kingdoms uncouth the clouds ful near,
Hit waltered on the wylde flod, went as hit lyste
It tossed on the wild flood, went as it list,
Drof vpon þe depe dam, in daunger hit semed
It drove upon the deep dam, in danger it seemed,
With-outen mast, oþer myke, oþer myry bawe-lyne
Without mast, or mike, or merry bow-line,
Kable, oþer capstan to clyppe to her ankreȝ