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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)

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Raul Moreno

Date: 5/3/2009 2:15:00 PM

Brendan, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 4/10/2009 6:57:00 AM

Congratulations on your poetry making it into the semi finals. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals Brendan. Love, Carol

Sue Mason

Date: 3/29/2009 12:29:00 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!!

Abe Lopez

Date: 3/26/2009 9:22:00 AM

congrats on having your poem ""Going to sea" featured this week! keep up the good work!

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 3/26/2009 8:20:00 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

Lena Townsend

Date: 3/26/2009 5:31:00 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

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/25/2009 10:44:00 AM

Congratulations on your excellent poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol

Sharon Winter

Date: 3/23/2009 5:56:00 AM

Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week! Love, Shar

Raul Moreno

Date: 11/14/2008 1:50:00 AM

Nice imagery, I could picture myselft on the water.