Sea Watcher
Jun 16, 2023 16:43:39 GMT 9.5
Post by fjrogers on Jun 16, 2023 16:43:39 GMT 9.5
Sea Watcher
Slocum sets sail
in bright sun
as morning star fades
and blue azure
deepens background sky
where soft, white clouds
drift by
like a passing breeze
or a kite
on strong wind currents.
Time weaves
in and out
like thoughts
interacting with dreams
and moments
of haste and stillness.
Ports and shores
come and pass
like fleeting encounters.
Sickness stirs
and wakens inner sight-
a sentinel guard
and night watcher waits
on empty deck
till light resumes
evening star.
'Hail Cape Horn'
the rollers shout.
A world is spinning
round about-
an ocean journey
tears the soul....
inside as years roll.
Sand dunes glisten
lost shores
and cities seen
at high tides
vanish into haze
and rain-blaze sky.
Homeward stretch
is near or far
in state of mind.
A morning star
is high
as Slocum guides the wheel
to anchor point.
The rope is off the side
as motion ends
and journey folds.
The star that leads
to Westward Sun
is bright and one.
Slocum sets sail
in bright sun
as morning star fades
and blue azure
deepens background sky
where soft, white clouds
drift by
like a passing breeze
or a kite
on strong wind currents.
Time weaves
in and out
like thoughts
interacting with dreams
and moments
of haste and stillness.
Ports and shores
come and pass
like fleeting encounters.
Sickness stirs
and wakens inner sight-
a sentinel guard
and night watcher waits
on empty deck
till light resumes
evening star.
'Hail Cape Horn'
the rollers shout.
A world is spinning
round about-
an ocean journey
tears the soul....
inside as years roll.
Sand dunes glisten
lost shores
and cities seen
at high tides
vanish into haze
and rain-blaze sky.
Homeward stretch
is near or far
in state of mind.
A morning star
is high
as Slocum guides the wheel
to anchor point.
The rope is off the side
as motion ends
and journey folds.
The star that leads
to Westward Sun
is bright and one.
