Starts

All poets start somewhere...
good ones never finish – 
all poems subject to theme,
mapped or an impulse just to
travel~ wherever...I think we
met somewhere in the 
Wherever, years of treasure
found with fond entry and
regress, the tempering of 
loving hearts – 

best poems nourished by each
ensuing reading, strengthened 
by shared affection – freed to
a sea of greater consciousness,
where all verses end up, to float
or sink – a writer's journey of buoyancy and
beached whales – 

so, here is another of mine, I turn
loose with sails. May those often tempestuous
winds blow kinder – Asking for graceful gales,

from nets this work remain un-snared – 

from shores countless sands, unnamed, by gentle
eddy~ be thou spared!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Maverick Avatar
January 22, 2023 at 12:24 PM
A wish for calm and unimpeded travel sounds Good to me Joe.'
DiMino Avatar
January 22, 2023 at 2:54 PM
Thank you, Joe; for sure. Blessings my friend!
Dietrich Avatar
January 21, 2023 at 10:17 AM
this is a really cool poem, my friend. Maybe a typo in line six where you said the the.
DiMino Avatar
January 21, 2023 at 11:18 AM
Jeez! Absolutely. Thank you. I only read that over a hundred times, and never saw the error. Saw what was written in my mind more than what was on the screen. Blessings my friend!
Buehler Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 8:11 PM
Joe, I love this rare beauty, sailing on the seas of thought. It's in my faves. ;)
DiMino Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 8:40 PM
Thank you, Evelyn; your FAVE means a lot to me. Blessings my friend.
Rodrigues Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 3:31 PM
The second verse says much! Nourished by further reading, enjoyed with affection, we are affected…is the writing buoyant or a beached whale.
DiMino Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Hi Kim; a little bit of both:) A lot of beached whales in my literary career. Thank you my friend.
Volumes Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 2:07 PM
It's already swiftly ventured over seas of blue to many different ports,,,,,,, Its come thousands of miles to enter my thoughts..... and the winds took it from the shore........ and blew it on to continue its journey forever more........ Absolutely beautiful poem Joe. A favorite
DiMino Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Such a terrific poetic comment. Thank you so much Wen, I am smiling from shore to shore -- Blessings my friend!
M  Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 11:08 AM
Joe….Excellent poem beautifully worded “here is another of mine l turn loose with sails” l love it!!! Debx
DiMino Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 2:03 PM
We let our children go, after loving preparing, hoping for the best. Blessings my friend.
Buhagiar Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Can't agree with you. You began a poem and finished it with great flair. Great poem.
DiMino Avatar
January 20, 2023 at 10:13 AM
Hi Victor; thank you my friend. You made my day. Have a beautiful day!
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