Free of my moorings!
this old barnacle-jeweled bedazzler
once ghosting the mist
silent of tales
as even the moon ignored me
in favour of star reflections
in phantom dance
unworthy of a roaring scuttle
perhaps a ghostly rumour
or two
a shimmer 'neath the wave
to spark a yarn
an amusing briny teaser
to please a crowd imbibed
long have I strained against
these gnarly knots--
monkey fist, rolling hitch
the slippery eight loop
I suppose they tired of tying
thought me tamed
or of no consequence
unseaworthy …
the ropes frayed
and snapped
no one noticed
until the horizon
became my canvas
perhaps too tasking for them
perhaps no matter in any case
do I drift?
"not a worthy endeavor to enjoin ..."
so, no, you might say
for such is your view
from the shore
where I leave you wondering
this kind mistress …
asks no questions
and answers none
she takes me
and I go
will is a foolish thing
when it matters not
the tide is the tide
ancient
as you considered me
so long I remained tethered
measuring time
pondering time
fretting time
when time cannot be measured
time occurs in moments
this moment
moments past
and ones to come
they have no span
riding a tsunami
sails unfurled
cast to the sky in flight
into the heart of the milky way
sailing on, ever on
a nova's blast
whisking me through
galaxies unknown
sails aflame, unburning
and moments to come
moments beyond thought
never again safely moored
forever at sail ...
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Write a free verse poem on any topic as long as it is related to a body of water, sea, ocean, lake, river etc. This includes sailing, diving, swimming, submarines, battleships, surfing or whatever else one might do on or in the water. OR just write about the bodies of water themselves.
NO, I don't want anything clever like an icecube or a glass of water. I don't want the human body because it's 70 percent water. Nothing stretching the theme. Actual bodies of water PLEASE. Hey, I understand, I go off the deep end myself. LOL
Presentation is entirely up to you.
Remember, FREE VERSE. No rhyming patterns or forms please. YES, you may have a lot of rhyme and poetic devices, just NO PATTERNS. |
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Bodies of Water and Stuff
Contest Winner
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Author Notes
Scuttle: To "scuttle" a ship is to poke a hole or holes in its hull, thus causing it to sink.
monkey fist, rolling hitch, the slippery eight loop-- various sailor's knots.
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