Scott Thirtyseven Poet Free verse

Into the Blue

paddling out
	in a stylised freezer container
sustainable propulsion
	for a fossil fuel by-product boat

he floats into blue tranquillity
	watching the bottom slide by
as rocks weeds and shellfish
	give way to the unfathomable

he navigates his speck of flotsam
	into a world
where cormorants bathe
	and stingrays bask in the sun

his cares
	stranded on a sandy beach		
their urgency diminishing
	in a shrinking line of importance

paddling into blue
	his thoughts ripple
like wind gusts
	stirring but brief

internally focussed
	waves rise like an epiphany
dragging him in
	to an uncharted future

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Margaret Franceschini March 25, 2017 at 11:36 AM Seems you are a deep thinker. Love the way you brought your thoughts together into the depth of the blue ocean. Probably where you were writing! Thank you for your work.

Lisa Ricci March 6, 2017 at 1:15 PM Hello Scott. As an admirer of the ocean blue your entry glided and sang in my eyes. You brought out excitement and anticipation as the reader reads your words. Well done and presented

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 18, 2017 at 12:09 AM I love the imagery and feel of adventure in your poem Scott. I enjoyed reading it tonight! Hugs, Rhonda

Deborah Burch February 10, 2017 at 9:40 PM Oh! The call of the big blue!!;) well done!! Hugggs. Deb

Harry Horsman January 27, 2017 at 8:43 AM A tidal wave of change, the poem brings up all sorts of imagination for me Scott,, enjoyed this a wonderful poem.

Connie Marcum Wong January 24, 2017 at 10:30 PM Wow Scott, this is poetry a poet can sink his teeth into and chew slowly until digested....savoring each bite! Very impressive!....a poet's kind of poetry. Bravo! If in the contest, I hope to see it on top! : ) 7

Mark Peterson January 20, 2017 at 7:17 PM This is a positively lovely bit of work you've mastered Scott. I loved 'give way to the unfathomable.' It took me back to scuba diving in the Caymans where I hovered at 100'--above the 25,000 foot deep trench of grayness below me.

Matthew Anish January 19, 2017 at 11:38 PM Is the last stanza a metaphor for life and its mysteries? Stimulating! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

John Fleming January 8, 2017 at 1:01 PM Impressive poetry, Scott! Thought I would call in and offer my best wishes for your New Year...May it be a rewarding and happy one. Take care...And till next time - Cheers! :) john P.s An undoubted seven!

Anne-Lise Andresen December 18, 2016 at 2:20 PM - A great poem, Scott :) - Best wishes for a peaceful and lovely Christmas to you and your family :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Paloma P December 6, 2016 at 6:02 PM I was thrown by 'stylised freezer container', couldn't imagine where you were going after that, yet there was a sense of freedom rushing through your sails.

Jack Horne November 27, 2016 at 10:08 AM love this, my friend - feel like I've been on a little voyage myself!

Connie Marcum Wong November 25, 2016 at 4:24 AM It sounds to me like he became one with the waves and when this happens you share a moment of bliss. An evocative, pensive piece I enjoyed very much Scott. ; ) 7

Andrea Dietrich November 23, 2016 at 5:51 PM This is great writing. I saw the dog picture and thought maybe it was going to be a funny one!!