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Through maritime miles of minions and mirth My life is a wash for the sake of my birth My song is the surf and my sigh is the sea Oh what can be done for the dreamer in me I need to be strong when I wake up at four To bask in the dawn of a day to explore To sail the ocean and learn it by heart To prove my devotion with every new start The oceans and seas are my feelings of late The secrets they hold are the keys to my fate The water is blue and it mimics the sky My life is a bath and a sweet lullaby Please say what you will about pirates and ships But these are the reasons I pay for these trips My booty is big and my treasure is true What more do I need when my journey is through The ocean is teeming with all sorts of fish And I have been dreaming of eating this dish The dolphins that play are a joy to behold And whales are kind to the young and the old The captain is crazy for treasure to dig But he wears a patch with a debutante's wig The lady he keeps is a cause of concern She boils the water but can't make it burn The ocean below is my love and my life My notion of strength and my courage in strife I follow the flow of her dress in the night The wedding of water and wonder of light The evening is still with a soft, supple breeze And even my shipmates are sailing with ease The fish are still flapping with joy in their flight The way it should be for the rest of the night The ocean is deep for the ships when they die And though I should weep for the time that is by The path of adventure is leading me on My time to be cool in the heat of the dawn The soul of the ocean is calling to me The song of her life is a sweet melody The lull of the surf is the calm in my day The pull of the tide when she takes me away A whale is with us for part of our trip She follows the lead of our old pirate ship The peace in my life is the quiet I need To bury my strife in a book that I read Somewhere in my life is a beautiful wish To find me a wife in the net of a fish To cover the ocean and capture the sea And do it with love for the rapture in me. Submitted to the "Writing Prompt, Oceans or Seas" Poetry Contest On August 21, 2021 Sponsored by Constance La France
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