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Barco Do Boa Vista 2

Barco do Boa Vista 2 

Windswept, worn and weary sails
You might think that this boat ails
But with sound and sturdy, solid mast
She sails the ocean's waves at last

There was one here not long before her
But she sailed away to who knows where
Perhaps the Pirates thought they had the right
To slip her moorings in the dead of night

All they left was her shell lifeboat
Cast ashore though she could still float
Solitary, washed high on the beach
Out of water, out of reach

So a vessel more seaworthy 
Was carved and built for all to see
Ready to sail the ocean blue
Ride trade winds with verve anew

The lifeboat too was hauled aboard
Made shipshape, to go abroad
With its own tiny mast and sail
Lashed to the deck with a rusty nail

There's not much calico along this coast
To make a sail, so we made the most
Of what there was ready to hand
What was found on rock and sand

So with part mainsail from a sheet of wood
And tattered foresail flapping as best it could
Into the wind she made her bearing
Casting aside risk with daring

She knew her stays were strong and taut
To take more sail as they ought
But now she's ready to sail with the tide
The seven seas and far and wide

Barco has sailed, her voyage made
But now another's anchor's weighed
So all take heed and observe well
Another boat's on the ocean's swell

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Talin Kalishian Date: 9/22/2016 2:10:00 AM i saw the story in all as in a movie call boats sail and call and all swell and roll leaving thy land a hall yet not at all empty not at all thank you i enjoyed reading it. Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 1/4/2016 1:45:00 PM Thomas, enjoyed reading your poem. Hugs **SKAT** Login to Reply Thomas Mansfield Date: 1/4/2016 2:00:00 PM Hi Skat and thank you once again for your lovely comments. I have been extremely busy the past few months and have not had much time for anything, let alone poetry or poetry soup.. I started a couple of poems while i was in UK but then circumstances left them unfinished. You words, once again, are very much appreciated.. Hugs right back at you. :)