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End of Voyage Tableau

Two mighty boats beached
End of voyage reached
Captains’ judgement call
Rust consumes them all
Run aground and caught
Well-laid plans for naught


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Copyright © Mark Toney | Year Posted 2023

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Janice Canerdy Date: 8/23/2023 7:33:00 AM CONGRATS on your win, Mark. You have described SO much in this concise poem. Janice Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/23/2023 7:38:00 AM Hi, Janice. Thank you for your very encouraging words!

Sam Kauffman Date: 8/22/2023 10:53:00 AM Back with congratulations for your win, Mark! A masterful write of metaphoric depth! Blessings! Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/22/2023 11:09:00 AM Sam, I appreciate your majestic, alliterative comment. I'm reminded of your excellent word choice that sets the mood for your very romantic "Night Light Tableau." Congratulations to you too!

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/21/2023 2:48:00 AM - Congratulations on your great winning poem, Mark ... everything has an end - hugs Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/22/2023 10:10:00 AM Thank you, Anne-Lise. I also enjoyed your "Moonlight Wonder-Tableau," especially the last two lines 'Mapping the unknown across continents." Congratulations on your win!

Terry Miller Date: 8/21/2023 1:49:00 AM We both chose picture #1 congratulations on your win and fine rhyme. Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/22/2023 9:57:00 AM Yes, Terry, we chose picture #1, and I love how your "Freighters Tableau" ebbs and flows. Congratulations on your win and excellent rhyme.

Kim Merryman Date: 8/20/2023 3:29:00 PM Great rhyme and interpretation, Mark! Congrats on your 1st place win! Blessings, Kim M Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/20/2023 9:14:00 PM I’m glad you liked it, Kim. We both chose picture #1. I really enjoyed your take on the “Wrecked Ships Tableau.”

John Hamilton Date: 8/20/2023 11:44:00 AM Great write Mark, congrats on your win. Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/20/2023 9:10:00 PM Thanks, John. I also enjoyed the interesting perspective on your “Moonlight desires tableau.”

Kim Rodrigues Date: 8/20/2023 10:06:00 AM Great story, Mark! The imagination goes wild! Congratulations! Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/20/2023 9:08:00 PM Thanks, Kim! Joseph’s well-chosen pictures helped spark the imagination. I enjoyed your “Winters Stable Home-Tableau” too.

Joseph May Date: 8/20/2023 8:12:00 AM Very nicely penned Mark, Congrats on your win Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/20/2023 11:31:00 AM Thank you, Joseph, for such a brilliant contest.

Hiya Sharma Date: 8/19/2023 11:44:00 PM Such a wonderfully descriptive and intriguing piece that looks so poetically entrancing yet is submerged with vulnerable emotive depth.. How everything is lead to "rust".. Ahh, so heartfelt.. The ocean waves are too deep to be fathomed, hence, absorbing everything in the void.. Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/20/2023 9:02:00 PM Thank you, kind Hiya, for your encouraging feedback.

Sam Kauffman Date: 8/18/2023 1:39:00 PM The underlying emotional wreckage illustrated in your poem can be seen in your words! Life running aground in metaphor. This is so masterfully, and subtly, crafted, Mark. Best wishes for the contest. Blessings! Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/18/2023 3:59:00 PM Sam, I appreciate your gracious observations. I enjoyed your “Night Light - Tableau” too.

Tom Woody Date: 8/18/2023 1:13:00 PM Everything turns to rust and dust. Good one Mark Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/18/2023 3:21:00 PM Thank you, Tom.

Jan Allison Date: 8/18/2023 12:44:00 PM Your poem makes me think of the Costa Concordia which I think sunk in 2012. when it ran aground due to the Captain's incompetence! excellent ink Mark, hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Mark Toney Date: 8/18/2023 12:52:00 PM I was thinking of that too, Jan! You know what they say, “Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.” ;) Appreciate your stopping by.