Life's Sailor

A sailor I am, a sailor of life Who For decades have been navigating over the Seas of existence Many fierce storms I have faced, during the daring Voyages that I took, Tempests that have instilled much fear into my heart, Much dread into my soul For They constantly, my very being had threatened But All this never were able to deter me from riding The mighty waves Because The intrepidity of youth was filling my hope’s sails with Dreams so daring Thus Amongst the perilous reefs of failure, I cruised, without Any troubles, Guided by the beacon's light of expectations that shined Forever bright So After the hurricanes of many disappointments The calm oceans of realizations, eventually I reached, that Crossing them, a great joy it was, a cause for celebration, Thus When my adventurous self, finally, reached its destination, Into The age's harbor of tranquility, triumphantly, I entered, just hours Before the sun went down, and there My life’s battered boat I anchored, having pulled first down The sails. Now, as I am preparing myself for the closing of my days Very nostalgic I have become, just thinking with delight The countless fearsome storms, I once, so bravely had Faced! © Demetrios Trifiatis 28 August 2021