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Three in the morning and again I dream of waves and windblown sails, driving us on. A petulant ocean, its mood would seem somehow to echo mine, awaiting dawn. Tossing and turning, creaking and groaning, it’s an old man’s bones I hear, bemoaning.

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Date: 2/15/2023 7:57:00 PM
The wee hours of the morning is the usual time when dreams barge in. You must be in love with the sea and sailing ! That's why you see a petulant ocean, disturbed and ill tempered. You hear the roaring of waves, but it's the creaking sound of your own bones. Yes, life is a tedious voyage
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Peter Rees
Date: 2/16/2023 10:24:00 AM
Thank you so much for this great comment.
Date: 2/14/2023 6:11:00 AM
Hey Peter…l love poems also about the sea, lighthouses and anything nautical… it takes me away to wonderful places as did this lovely poem and a little giggle at the last linn!! Haha….Debx
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Peter Rees
Date: 2/15/2023 1:34:00 AM
Thanks Deb. Glad you enjoyed your trip !
Date: 2/13/2023 2:09:00 PM
Love it! Peter. Long in love with the sea~ "Old Man And The Sea," and old man now myself, but no ancient marina, still a couple good voyages left...my great grandfather, captain of a vessel went down with his boat in the Mediterranean during a storm (that's what they did back then, sunk with their lady) -- so the sea is in my blood. Excellent write!
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Peter Rees
Date: 2/15/2023 1:32:00 AM
So pleased you could relate to this with such feeling, Joe. It’s always interesting to know how my poems are interpreted .
Date: 2/13/2023 8:47:00 AM
Well written Peter! Great one :)
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Peter Rees
Date: 2/15/2023 1:29:00 AM
Thanks Heidi. Always nice to hear from you.
Date: 2/13/2023 8:36:00 AM
I was reading with a solemn expression then laughed at the end (hopefully appropriately!) I love the imagery of aging compared to the creaking of a ship
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Peter Rees
Date: 2/15/2023 1:27:00 AM
Many thanks for your visit and your kind words. Much appreciated.

Book: Shattered Sighs