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The Ship Wreck

The ship Wreck A sparkle, the freighter exploded and up in the air I flew. Looking down the ship had vanished in the glitter of sunlight. Into the sea I fell, bubbles and angst, but I saw above me a raft. The sea, calm, always is, it’s the wind that screams in defeat as it can’t bend the sea to its will; and shallow land that tries to stop its progress, the freedom to be itself. Night, around me danced the women I had loved. I drank their nectar and became the strongest man on earth. My hearing, acute, when tons of iron hit the bottom of the sea I heard screams of suffering steel and humanity, in a common voice. I willed sea to become terra firma, silky sand; I dragged the raft behind me like a sledge, heading for the red mountain where sun never sets because it has no sea to cool into. Women had disappeared into fluffy clouds and useless heavenly angels, without their sustenance I lost my potency, and the sea flooded the land. When my raft drifted into Sidney harbour it was New Year’s Eve, fairy light committed suicide by jumping into dark, shark infested water. The scream of broken steel and man never stopped ringing in my ears.

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Date: 5/24/2015 11:22:00 PM
JAN, Congratulations on having your poem featured this week. SKAT love
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 6/1/2015 12:09:00 PM
Thank you SKAT A
Date: 7/1/2011 10:49:00 AM
Enjoyed reading the words that flowed from your pen today Jan. I hope you have a wonderful fun filled weekend and that you find miles of inspiration along the way. Love, Carol
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 7/1/2011 11:08:00 AM
thank you Carol we are driving up to Cascais tomorrow, right now it is too hot to write.
Date: 7/1/2011 7:24:00 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Oskar. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
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Date: 6/30/2011 6:55:00 PM
Creative and well expressed on ship wreck, jan
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 7/1/2011 2:36:00 AM
thank you Dr. Ram Metha
Date: 6/30/2011 2:20:00 PM
Oooooh. I liked stumbling upon this piece! Excellent work! Keep it up please!! Always Laura
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 6/30/2011 3:11:00 PM
thank you Laura
Date: 6/30/2011 1:17:00 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. enjoy the site as I have enjoyed your amazing creative poetry tonight.. wonderful words to share luv..
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 6/30/2011 3:12:00 PM
thank you Linda

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