Once Upon a Journey Made

And once upon a journey made
did I first ride the wind
far from the scented verdant glade
with mainsail fully trimmed.

The salted sea is memory,
my days of sail long passed,
where death was bound by destiny
to vacant shores so vast.

I feel a surge of heat within
this aged shell so cold;
a mind and body born to win
whose beauty has grown old.

But once abundant youth did thrive
on passion's purest dreams
where eros was the truth alive
and Siren's sung her themes.

A gift the gods cannot evade
and I shall not rescind
when once upon a journey made
did I first ride the wind.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Suzadail Jr. Avatar
March 16, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Congrats on your ballad being featured, Tom. Vince
Brown Avatar
March 15, 2011 at 6:42 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Tom. Have a wonderful week and may you have baskets full of inspiration come your way. Love, Carol
Blakeley Avatar
July 12, 2010 at 5:01 AM
Beautiful
Nutter Avatar
July 12, 2010 at 2:55 AM
You definately created a wonderful piece, capturing sailing the ocean so well with your words I cam smell the salty breeze. Excellent piece.
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