Sail On

(A Tale of Fifty years) It was a dreary cold teenage wedding all the old folk gave us absolute hell, organ player plays “Where are you heading?” Only the bloody dog wished us well. Knaresborough, a freezing December night gave us a hellish chilly reception, the caravan gas stove refused to light gone the illusion of rampant conception. Fifty years on, a love of heart and soul here in our terrace home in “Kitty Fold” Played our part in life’s perpetual scroll now yearn to the young our story told. All around us an institution fails this dreary teenage wedding onwards sails! © Harry J Horsman 2012

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Mark Koplin

Date: 1/23/2021 8:46:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Harry!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/23/2021 12:06:00 PM

- Congratulations on your great win in the Carolyn Devonshire contest, Harry :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 1/22/2021 9:59:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. A wonderful story/write. Love It. Your "dog" made me laugh. Fifty years, that is great. Enjoy your win/day/weekend with blessings............

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/22/2021 5:12:00 AM

Harry, I love your sonnet! You are blessed to have such a strong relationship. Unfortunately, there problems with the syllable counts according to howmanysyllables.com. Congrats on your place in the contest. Best wishes, Carolyn

Chipepo Lwele

Date: 9/14/2012 8:34:00 AM

Excellent anniversally.l feel humbled by your comment on my poem.

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 8/18/2012 3:12:00 AM

soup xx

Carol Eastman

Date: 8/17/2012 11:20:00 AM

Your write gripped our hearts and kept us spell bound for more. The rhythm and the way you developed it were amazing.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/14/2012 6:47:00 PM

Harry, perhaps a dreary teenage wedding, but OH what a majestic sail. this is poetry making art of life. Love it!!!

Tanya Harrington

Date: 8/14/2012 3:36:00 PM

Kudos on 50 years. Glad you proved the nay sayers wrong. We've just passed our 18th year. Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment on 'my morning'.

Bl Devnath

Date: 8/14/2012 12:17:00 PM

Very nice and interesting too. Loved your feeling in the poem on 50 years. Always bl

Jack Horne

Date: 8/14/2012 10:25:00 AM

true love will never die - and you proved that, Harry. Well done on a great sonnet and on 50 years together : )

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/14/2012 10:05:00 AM

Congrats..This is our 50th year also..Great work..Yes, most probably thought ours would fail also for we were so young..Sara

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 8/14/2012 9:38:00 AM

It couldn't be all that dreary Harry, fifty years is a great testimony of something that grew perhaps imperceptibly, and settled into a comfort zone many would love to have. I think that's a great accomplishment in these times when nothing is permanent. BTW, Your comments lift me whether I deserve them or not and you seem to be there to encourage ahd keep me feeling warm! Love, Elizabeth

Bukang Liwayway

Date: 8/14/2012 8:40:00 AM

wow! like it!! thanks for sharing Harry and have a nice day **Mary**

David Williams

Date: 8/14/2012 8:32:00 AM

Harry, just love this reminicent ramble of your life, but Knaresbourough in December!.. you are a brave man....I like it ...David

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 8/14/2012 8:14:00 AM

Superb, it sounds like our wedding my husbands parents sent a card saying they expected it to last 6 months 34years on theirs has fallen by the side but we still chugg on, never wanting to grow old together just wanting to stay young. If its your Anniversary A great big Happy one to you both xx

Cory Long

Date: 8/14/2012 8:08:00 AM

this is awesome.. Great job mapping a journey of love between two people. cory