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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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Date: 2/20/2022 9:45:00 AM
Aye, congratulations on the win, mate. Nice quatrain, Milt. Bill
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Date: 2/10/2022 1:13:00 PM
Your work is beautiful Milton, Congratulations!
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Date: 2/9/2022 8:00:00 PM
"I am linked to that sailor" - Beautiful. Great work. Congratulations!
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Date: 2/9/2022 1:33:00 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
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/9/2022 2:07:00 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!
Date: 2/9/2022 8:32:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in the contest. This is an amazing piece of art. Excellent in form and imagery. Be Blessed, Neva
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/9/2022 11:37:00 AM
Thank you so much, Neva. I do love the ocean.
Date: 2/7/2022 11:14:00 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."
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/7/2022 12:08:00 PM
Thank you so much, Caren.

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