Emile Pinet Poet Rhyme

An Impossible Dream

I recall going to the docks to watch the boats,
especially the racing yachts moored there.
They were an impossible dream,
that I dreamt of owning.
A friend offered me a ride on his boat one day,
a forty-foot cigarette speed cruiser.

It just so happened that my friend was a boozer,
and half-drunk before we got underway.
He spent most of his time moaning,
as we headed upstream.
He let me take the wheel, for conditions where fair,
I was impressed by how high this craft floats.

It was so much faster than wind-powered sailboats,
and that instant rush was beyond compare.
It felt like I wanted to scream,
despite my friend's groaning.
And since that day, I've squirreled my money away,
hoping to buy a similar bruiser.


(Rhyme)


12-27-2020


A Little Memory - My Invented Form - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France

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Sara Kendrick January 21, 2021 at 3:43 AM Reads like you have a goal brought forth from a dream. It can happen. Congrats on your winner. I hope your friend overcame the drinking. Sara Emile Pinet January 21, 2021 at 7:17 AM Thanks Sara, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

Constance La France January 19, 2021 at 12:02 PM Emile, congratulations on your win in my contest, A Little Memory using my invented Rhyme form, excellent poem, I love it and your image too _Constance Emile Pinet January 20, 2021 at 9:33 AM Thanks Constance, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.