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Dar-Es-Salaam Harbour

Dar harbour full of teeming life A mass of colourful ships and boats Radiant do your waters gleam Each wave gently lapping the shore Sails fluttering in the breeze Slowly yet violently the yachts jib As they sail and tack against the wind Loud blast out the ships horns As the tugs pilot them to sea or dock And the gulls screech diving in their wakes Many colourful dhows sail in to moor Hot breezes on my face As midday temperatures soar Raising our sails we float Bringing our bows into the wind Out to sea we are headed Under full sail we skim the waves Ready for what ever adventures await written 03/11/2013 finalist in National Anthology of Poetry Competition of 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SosiBqiUJTM video of beach this clip shows the beach we lived near and also others of the harbour I talk of in this poem Dhows are a native large boat with 3 square sails of highly coloured Material similar to Junk boats / ships

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Sheri Fresonke Harper

Date: 3/10/2014 10:46:00 AM

Very glorious imagery, Shadow, I can imagine this places, would love to see it for real!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 3/10/2014 11:00:00 AM

a wonderland Sheri ty hugs

Arthur Vaso

Date: 1/31/2014 10:51:00 PM

What a lovely poem, I looked the video, so nice to have an image to match to the writing, well done!!!

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 2/1/2014 9:15:00 AM

ty Arthur I grew up 8 minute walk from the beach magical place for a child. Glad you enjoyed it Shadow x smile hug

Kayod5 Kayode

Date: 1/27/2014 1:30:00 PM

Oh Shadow, poetry is your twin self. What can we say of this again than excellent; kudos for the great piece. Kayod5.

Shadow Hamilton
Date: 1/27/2014 3:50:00 PM

Kayod5 ty so much you are too kind Shadow x smile hug

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/26/2014 11:03:00 PM

Now my brain is in gear, I feel much more in the moment and I can feel and taste the scene. I am drawn to water so I like what you have done here. I'm glad I planned to return, otherwise I would have missed out. I see why you are a finalist. I think reading the other entrants helped get me in a poetic mood. Good luck Shadow, I think you will do well.

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 1/26/2014 7:39:00 PM

a 3 sailed boat with square sails Rick ty for reading Shadow x smile hug

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/26/2014 7:35:00 PM

What is a dhows? Overall it is a good poem although I feel emotionally disconnected. It may be because I am tired so I will come back and read again later.