Daniel Larson Poet Rhyme

Sailor No More

I went out a' sailing
     on a cloudy summer's day,
They said storms were coming
     but I went out anyway.
Lightening struck, winds came up,
     was like nothing seen before;
I was sure it was there,
     but I could not see the shore.

Masts were broken like twigs,
     I was tossed into the sea;
Swimming now for my life
     I felt darkness surround me.
The next thing that I dreamt
     there was sand within my reach;
Guess I knew there and then
     that I'd wake up on the beach.

Learned my lesson back then
     and I've since seen nothing worse;
Lucky to have lived through
     one of Mother Nature's curse.
These days I keep to land
     for I'm no longer a fool;
If I'm to catch some waves
     it's done in my wading pool.

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