Sounds
SOUNDS
Most needed sound -
His longship’s prow grinding
Up the stony beach ground
In Vinland.
His gladdest sound -
Waves breaking on shore
Saying weeks of ocean-bound
Rowing was no more.
Most welcome sound -
A newborn cry
Amid the all-around
Accents of home.
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*Based on the Lief Erikson saga about his journey to America a thousand years ago.
17 March 2020
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2020
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