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The Anchor

I once loved
an anchor
one of those
that sails
on skin
one of those
that has 
a rowing heart
and pelting blood
within


One of those
who blows
mussel covered
kisses
one of those
that tells
mermaids salty lies
one of those
who'll
go down with
rum and shackles
the day he finally
dies.


© Gry W Christensen

Copyright © Gry Christensen | Year Posted 2014

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Anna-Marie Docherty Date: 7/29/2014 1:55:00 AM Love the way you weave the enrichment of sailors lives around the humble anchor tattoo... Cleverly written... Login to Reply

Susan Palli Date: 7/22/2014 9:55:00 AM Clever one! Login to Reply Gry Christensen Date: 7/22/2014 12:51:00 PM Thank you! I try. I appreciate your nice feedback.

James Hyler Date: 7/21/2014 5:19:00 PM Thank you for sharing :) Login to Reply Gry Christensen Date: 7/21/2014 6:29:00 PM And thank you for reading, James and letting me know you did! :)

Debbie Guzzi Date: 7/21/2014 3:51:00 PM ahhh yes charming innuendo! a rye bit of humor ;) Thanks for stopping by my verse. Light & Love Login to Reply Gry Christensen Date: 7/21/2014 4:21:00 PM Hi Debbie, Thank you very much! This is written to a good friend as an inside joke :)..................not a form I normally work with. I am originally from Scandinavia and we have a lot of irony, sarcasm, "dark" humour over there.