Get Your Premium Membership

I Feel Like Columbus (When I Discover You)

Your love is like a harbor where I want to be, Your body’s like a treasure in a tropic sea, I can’t believe my eyes each time you smile at me, I feel like Columbus when I discover you. I’ve been at sea so long I feel I’m getting old, The ocean winds are heavy and the water’s cold, And then I touch your body and it’s pure as gold— I feel like Columbus when I discover you. I’ve been a drunken sailor, and I’ve wandered far, I set my course upon a falling star, And later when I’m almost ship-wrecked, there you are! I feel like Columbus when I discover you. So let me go exploring with you by my side, We’re making love along the sand, before the tide, My heart is full of ecstasy, where once I cried… I feel like Columbus when I discover you.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 9/8/2009 9:44:00 AM
Beautiful write Steve. I truly enjoyed reading it. Brought a smile to my face. Love,Carol
Login to Reply
Date: 9/7/2009 3:22:00 PM
I love this write! We all start to feel "old" when we go too long without those we love. Aye, aye, Mr. Columbus, I'm ready to sail to a tropic shore where love awaits. Love, Carolyn
Login to Reply

Book: Shattered Sighs