Maiden Voyage
I had dwelt in the sky
But not high enough I fear.
Those dark mountains yonder
That at first seemed motionless
But that upon reflection moved
Were but clouds of the sea kind
Menacing if you ask me
But oppressively so
To a novice such as I
On my maiden sea voyage, ha
But the skipper seeing me thus
All transfixed came over to me
Hey, son, you missing dry land already?
Whereupon I snapped out of my stupor
No, Captain, I was just wondering
How we’re going to navigate
Past the dark hills yonder?
The sea has no hills, son,
And when the sea has hills
I will be the first to know
Now get back to your cabin
And dream of your love.
Copyright © Gerald Kithinji | Year Posted 2013
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