Shadow Hamilton Poet Acrostic

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 March 10, 2014 at 10:46 AM Very glorious imagery, Shadow, I can imagine this places, would love to see it for real! Shadow Hamilton March 10, 2014 at 11:00 AM a wonderland Sheri ty hugs

Arthur Vaso January 31, 2014 at 10:51 PM What a lovely poem, I looked the video, so nice to have an image to match to the writing, well done!!! Shadow Hamilton February 1, 2014 at 9:15 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 January 27, 2014 at 1:30 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 January 27, 2014 at 3:50 PM Kayod5 ty so much you are too kind Shadow x smile hug

Richard Lamoureux January 26, 2014 at 11:03 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 January 26, 2014 at 7:39 PM a 3 sailed boat with square sails Rick ty for reading Shadow x smile hug

Richard Lamoureux January 26, 2014 at 7:35 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.