L Milton Hankins Poet Quatrain

Gray and Misty Blue

Walking along the crest of the dunes
Where unusually spindly seedlings grow,
I ponder on a sailor’s plaintive croons
Across the sea, so very, very long ago.

When a mariner’s life was lonely, solitary
Hard work without the comforts of home,
Confined to the high seas involuntary
With gray and misty blue’s monochrome.

The moon casts a glimmer across the water
From far horizon to sandy shore below me
A reminder that I am linked to that sailor
Whose life was defined by seven perilous seas.

FIRST PLACE WINNER
written February 5, 2022
Brian Strand Contest (1069)

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Bill Baker February 20, 2022 at 9:45 AM Aye, congratulations on the win, mate. Nice quatrain, Milt. Bill

I Am Anaya February 10, 2022 at 1:13 PM Your work is beautiful Milton, Congratulations!

Christuraj Alex February 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM "I am linked to that sailor" - Beautiful. Great work. Congratulations!

Connie Marcum Wong February 9, 2022 at 1:33 PM How lonely they must have felt out at sea for so many months at a time, lonely for their family. You have conveyed that beautifully in your poem Milton. Congratulations on your first placement. Blessings xxoo L Milton Hankins February 9, 2022 at 2:07 PM Thank you so much, Connie. My father-in-law was a merchant marine, and my father was a sailor, so it resides in my blood, I suppose. I do love the sea!

Neva Romaine February 9, 2022 at 8:32 AM Congratulations on your win in the contest. This is an amazing piece of art. Excellent in form and imagery. Be Blessed, Neva L Milton Hankins February 9, 2022 at 11:37 AM Thank you so much, Neva. I do love the ocean.

Caren Krutsinger February 7, 2022 at 11:14 AM What a fantastically fine stanza - "The moon casts a glimmer across the water From far horizon to sandy shore below me A reminder that I am linked to that sailor Whose life was defined by seven perilous seas." L Milton Hankins February 7, 2022 at 12:08 PM Thank you so much, Caren.