Going To Sea

- Underway
Batten down hatches,
Engine order telegraph...
Clangs full steam ahead.

- Crossing The Bar
Gray sky’s foreboding,
Waves crashing over the bow...
The steal womb shudders.

- Making Way
The days grow longer,
As gulls climb on the fresh breeze...
Betwixt and between.

- Arrival
Red, right, returning,
Tugs hasten our arrival...
Heaving lines are thrown.

...(fall, winter, spring, summer)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Moreno Avatar
May 3, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Brendan, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul
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April 10, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it into the semi finals. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals Brendan. Love, Carol
Mason Avatar
March 29, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Very, very clever Brendan ... well no its really brillant when seen as the seasons but just to put it all together in this form is ... well, I think I'm running out of adjective here ... LOL ... and your writing is surely a well-deserved selection to be featured here at the Soup this week! Congratulations!!
Lopez Avatar
March 26, 2009 at 9:22 AM
congrats on having your poem ""Going to sea" featured this week! keep up the good work!
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March 26, 2009 at 8:20 AM
This was part of my life. Loved it from the time the special sea and anchor detail was set to the return home. Congratulations on "Going To Sea" being featured. Vince
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March 26, 2009 at 5:31 AM
This one made my heart pound with excitement as I could picture myself there, the waves crashing, unsure of the outcome, and then safety. Wow, excellent write. The seasons at the end give it the opportunity to be seen in a whole other light. Congratulations on being featured with this excellent write. It really had me on the edge of my seat. Smiles from Lolita
Brown Avatar
March 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Congratulations on your excellent poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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March 23, 2009 at 5:56 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week! Love, Shar
Moreno Avatar
November 14, 2008 at 1:50 AM
Nice imagery, I could picture myselft on the water.
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