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The Life of an Adventurer

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A thousand ships through the dark nights sail, to mysterious lands and adventurous trails. With a thirst for life, I cannot rest, when one is finished, there comes another quest. I travel many paths into the unknown, with each path completed, I know I’ve grown. Though dangers lurk at most every turn, I sense I’m protected; I have no concern. I try new things all the time, I’ve never seen a mountain I’d not try to climb. Life is for living so bring it on, I’ve never been broken except for a bone. I’ll keep on a traveling across the seven seas, Enjoying the adventure, and the ocean’s breeze.

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Line Gauthier

Date: 8/2/2025 4:43:00 PM

Congrats on your POTD, Bill. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your poem. Bravo ~

Bill Baker
Date: 8/2/2025 10:56:00 PM

Thanks, Line. Your comments are encouraging to me. Bill

Benjamin Bartley

Date: 7/31/2025 8:41:00 AM

I've been a little out of touch lately. Belated Congrats on this wonderful POTD!!! Thanks for sharing.

Bill Baker
Date: 7/31/2025 11:44:00 AM

No problem, Benjamin, life happens to all of us. Thanks for the visit my friend. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Sam Kauffman

Date: 7/28/2025 11:57:00 AM

Bill, congratulations on your POTD that expresses your zest for life - the adventurer with eyes open. So happy for you my Love Star friend!

Bill Baker
Date: 7/30/2025 8:55:00 PM

Thank you, Sam, great to have you as a poetry soup friend. Bill

Deb M

Date: 7/28/2025 9:34:00 AM

My brudda from anudda mudda…l love this poem…it has a real sea shanty feel to it and l love me an ole sea shanty… me hearties!! Hehe…Congratulations on receiving POTD Bill…it made me happy to see your name up on the podium! Your sista from anudda Mista!! Debx

Deb M
Date: 8/4/2025 12:23:00 AM

Me too Bill…..l think we would get on so well….you have my mums birth date…..thats special! Debx

Bill Baker
Date: 7/30/2025 8:58:00 PM

You're so good at being playful, deb. I wish we could be friends in the real world. :-) When we owned our Tavel Agency we sent several people over to Australia. We always wanted to go, but it is quite an expensive trip from the U.S. Thanks for your fun visit. Hugs, Bill

Me Me

Date: 7/26/2025 8:33:00 PM

Money talks , good job buddy!!!

Bill Baker
Date: 7/27/2025 10:15:00 AM

Thanks for the visit and fun comment, Me Me. Have a great week! Bill

Rowena Velasco

Date: 7/25/2025 6:50:00 PM

Hey Bill, huge CONGRATS on your sonnet “being selected as POTD. Your lines brimming with voyages, fearless quests, and endless wanderlust really resonated. It truly captures the exhilaration of exploring life’s adventures—well deserved, my friend!

Bill Baker
Date: 7/26/2025 6:06:00 PM

Thak you for all the visits and comment, Rowena. Nice to have you as a new friend. Hugs, Bill

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/25/2025 5:34:00 PM

A thousand ships, wow! It is good to try new things and have oneself a little adventure, Bill! Congrats on POTD!

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 5:54:00 PM

LOL, they weren't all mine! Made me smile Kim. Thanks for the congrats. Hugs, Bill

I Am Anaya

Date: 7/25/2025 5:33:00 PM

Back with Congratulations on POTD, Bill! Enjoy your day! :)

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 5:52:00 PM

Thank you for the congrats, my friend. Bill

Abdullah Alhemaidy

Date: 7/25/2025 12:37:00 PM

Congratulations my peer friend for this adventureful poem. I liked it. Well deserved p.o.t.d :-) Have a nice day ~ AA

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 3:11:00 PM

Thanks, AA. From BB, now if we can just find a CC. Thank you for the visit and congratulations my friend.

David Kavanagh

Date: 7/25/2025 11:05:00 AM

Congratulations Bill on a quite indefatigable POTD, a strong sense of wanderlust and Joie de vivre pervades throughout, I’m delighted to hand the baton over to you, enjoy your day, cheers David

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 3:09:00 PM

Smiling, thanks for the handoff, my friend. Cheers, Bill

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 7/25/2025 10:15:00 AM

So lovely and inspiring! Congratulations on POTD, my friend. :)

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 3:06:00 PM

Thank you, Evelyn. It's always a surprise, but still nice to be recognized for one's poetry. Smiles ~ Blessings my friend. Bill

Valsa George

Date: 7/25/2025 9:55:00 AM

' Though dangers lurk at most every turn, I sense I’m protected; I have no concern. ' I understand this feeling, my dear friend. So comforting, indeed. Life IS filled with so many beautiful and exciting moments. Congratulations Bill, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 3:05:00 PM

Thanks for the congrats, my dear friend, Valsa. Have a pleasant weekend. Hugs, Bill

Brandy Nicole

Date: 7/25/2025 9:54:00 AM

' Though dangers lurk at most every turn, I sense I’m protected; I have no concern. ' I understand this feeling, my dear friend. So comforting, indeed. Life IS filled with so many exciting moments. Congratulations Bill, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:53:00 PM

I feel free to be adventuresome because I know in whom I believe, Brandy. What the worst that can happen ... I go to spend eternity with my Creator. Thanks for your kind words, my dear friend. Hugs, Bill

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/25/2025 9:17:00 AM

Congrats to you and to the entire Longhorn State for this 'declaration of independence,' Bill.

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:50:00 PM

It is a bit like a bunch of us Texans, my friend. Thanks for the visit and congrats, Gershon. BB

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/25/2025 7:58:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful POTD write. Great Ending... Have a blessed day with your win.........

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:49:00 PM

I'm glad you enjoyed reading my poem, Paula. Thanks for the congrats, my friend. Bill

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 7/25/2025 6:34:00 AM

Dear Bill, Congrats on POTD! O' your sonnet is like opening the journal of a soul built for wonder. Your lines carry a wind that fills the sails of possibility and that fearless declaration, “bring it on,” rings with the kind of courage we all hope to carry into the unknown. Keep sailing, my friend your verse is a compass for the restless heart. Summer Blessings, Bill, Daniel

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:48:00 PM

I've experienced so much change in my life, I think it just seems right to me. I'm always excited to try something new ... learn something new; the opportunities are unlimited. Thanks for the visit and comments, my friend. Have a pleasant weekend. Bill

Tom Woody

Date: 7/25/2025 5:08:00 AM

Ahhh such a nice sonnet - for the adventurer in all of us. My wife is determined to get me to visit S. Korea next year. We'll see. Enjoy your special day in the light

Tom Woody
Date: 7/26/2025 9:37:00 AM

I don't have a s(e)oul. Shhhh

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 7/25/2025 8:44:00 PM

A journey of enlightenment. What better place to do a little Seoul searching?

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:46:00 PM

Thanks for your kind words, Tommy. As for Korea, I've never been I've heard it is a beautiful country though. Safe travels and for you two. Bill

Keith D Trestrail

Date: 7/25/2025 4:15:00 AM

Congrats on your poem joining the ranks of POTD. Yesterday I felt like I was stuck in the “battle of wits” scene in The Princess Bride (only he wasn’t Sicilian). But it’s a new day TG. And FYI there’s plenty of mountains I don’t want to climb. Enjoy

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:43:00 PM

Thanks for the visit, Keith, and the congrats. Have a pleasant weekend. Bill

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 7/25/2025 2:43:00 PM

To be sure, to be sure!

Brandy Nicole
Date: 7/25/2025 9:39:00 AM

I n c o n c e i v a b l e !!! That scene is so funny.

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 7/25/2025 6:03:00 AM

I’m here aren’t I!

Tom Woody
Date: 7/25/2025 5:50:00 AM

Which one of you drank the poison?

Anne Winter

Date: 7/25/2025 3:40:00 AM

How beautiful this poem is! So full of life and adventure! So deserving of POTD! Congratulations on POTD, dear friend. Enjoy your special day :)

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:42:00 PM

Thanks for the congrats, Anne. I'll take the recognition any time I can get it ... still have no clue how the POTD is selected. LOL Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 7/25/2025 3:11:00 AM

what a wonderful surprise finding your poem was selected as POTD! Made my day. Hearty, well deserved congrats!

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:41:00 PM

Thanks, my sweetie. Hugs, Bill

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 7/25/2025 2:41:00 AM

High on adrenaline ~ warmest congratulations on POTD, Bill, enjoyed this lively write and the sonnet is one of my favourite forms.

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:40:00 PM

Thanks, my fellow Sonneteer! Bill

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/25/2025 2:28:00 AM

- New adventures are exciting...congrats on your p.o.t.d., Bill...enjoy :) - hugs

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:39:00 PM

Thank you for the congrats and for the visit, my friend. Hugs, Bill

Maria Williams

Date: 7/25/2025 1:52:00 AM

Dear Bill, your poem carries such an infectious zest for life — every stanza pulses with courage, curiosity, and a fearless love of the unknown. I especially admire how it embraces both the risks and the rewards of venturing beyond comfort zones. Conglatulations on it being chosen as POTD. So well deserved.

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:38:00 PM

Thank you, Maria, for the comments and kind words. They're always ups and downs in everything we attempt to do. Smiles ~ Blessings my poet friend. Bill

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 7/25/2025 1:50:00 AM

Congratulations Bill on receiving the honour of poem of the day. Keep travelling, keep writing… Beryl

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:36:00 PM

Thank you, my friend. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Jay Narain

Date: 7/24/2025 10:03:00 AM

Great inspiraational poem on adventurer's life and spirit. The motto is, keep on going.

Bill Baker
Date: 7/25/2025 2:36:00 PM

Keep on keeping on ... that's my motto of late, Jay. Bill