Sailing Verses

As if time has stalled for but a moment
 above the pleasures of a new day’s play
 Fantasy seems to have taken a holiday 
 under full sails of this craft this day

 The sun sleeps behind a storm cloud’s brew
 The moon wanes in a much telling way
 Seems joyful verses are counted missing
 as the wind seems to catch them away

 Beneath the balcony of parting clouds
 dance the bubbles of fantasies array
 Just out of reach the butterflied words 
 catch the drafts of the poets dismay

 As this umbrella of poetic stanzas
 gathers the rhythm with rhymes old spin
 each cantos of this verse extended
 echoes poets without words to blend

© 2014 Debra Squyres / 013014
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 6/26/2014 8:03:00 PM
Love your rhythm and rhymes in this poem Debra. It's picturesque and has a gentle expression to it. A lovely piece of art my friend! Thank You for sharing! How are you? Hope all is fine and that you are enjoying the summer breeze!
Login to Reply
Date: 2/3/2014 7:58:00 PM
MUSE ABUSE! MUSE ABUSE! :):):) When the time is right, it's not a fight. But! :) We all want to fly when we don't have wing's. But when we do, the soul sure sings. Such a joy to be reading you again Debra. Peace. :)
Login to Reply
Date: 2/1/2014 9:54:00 PM
I just love this metaphor of poems sailing in the air. This is so cool!!
Login to Reply
Date: 2/1/2014 12:02:00 PM
this rolls off like butter, debra.. so nice to read you again...beautiful ramblings about a poet's need to wrap a verse while searching for the right images... an original!.. huggs
Login to Reply
Date: 2/1/2014 7:39:00 AM
- Understand well what you mean - Pleased to read your work, Debra - Wish you a nice and relaxed weekend. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
Login to Reply
Date: 2/1/2014 1:06:00 AM
How often must a poet sit Fingernail in mouth and chew a bit Searching for the words to write Blank has gone the mind tonight. Loved the poem , Thank you
Login to Reply
Date: 1/31/2014 9:26:00 PM
Loved it the rhyme the picture everything about it screams look at me. Good one. John
Login to Reply
Date: 1/31/2014 7:27:00 PM
I just love the extension of what a poem delves into! You have expressed this with complete ease and awe! I really enjoyed reading this tremendous poem this evening! What a lovely piece, Great Work!!
Login to Reply
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter