Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Close Call

Canoeing in shallow waters
Sunny calm and heavenly
Till ever so suddenly came a squall
That’s what they call crazy storms
That come out of nowhere
Without warning

I really thought it was all over for me
Thought I’d be meeting my maker
Somehow panic gave way
To a cool level head
A rational inner voice echoing
Paddle as strong as you can

Strong and steady
Amazingly we did reach the shore
Too exhausted to be euphoric
Feeling taller
Feeling superhuman
Jubilant but in an inner quiet way

Feeling very humble
Afraid to ask
The source of this
Sudden wild rebellious rage
Willing to crush anyone in its way
On a day I was never so close to my death


AP: Honorable Mention 2020

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Andrea Dietrich April 20, 2018 at 6:48 PM oh , Line. THis happened to me and Joe too!!! Only we were in our motor boat . I and my son, 14 at that time, were on jet skis, and Angie and Joe were in the boat. One wave came up and the boat began to sink from the water. My son and I had to rush back to shore over the scary waves to have them come out and save my husband and daughter. It was quite an experience. Nature can come on SO fast and scary. I am surprised to be the first to ever comment to this one! Line Gauthier April 20, 2018 at 8:27 PM Thank you, Andrea, for being the first to comment. What a scary experience. Luckily we all survived to tell the tale !