Embraced Between Sea and Stars

I had my first glimpse of her from the sandy beach, her silhouette painted on the sky's canvas of peach The regal double-mast brigantine, sailing out to sea Upon waves she rode, full glory not yet at apogee But whence the wind, her sails would be unfurled, she'd glide quickly over waters, crested and curled Fully hoisted and billowing in flowing trade winds, chased by dolphins, breaking surface with dorsal fins I longed to be a mariner aboard her quarterdeck visiting foreign ports along the journey I would trek Hearing tall tales the sailors were bound to embellish Her crew was setting sail on a voyage I would relish I yearned to stand at the helm; salt spray on my face Memories of such an adventure I'd cherish and embrace, on a vessel sailing between the sea and the stars But I sit in the shallows, enviously watching from afar