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The Sibyl - Poseidon

Sleep, Lord Poseidon,
Deep, everlasting sleep
While sailors watch with bated breath

Old planking creaks -
The pitiable, splintering sound -
Old planking creaks

Old sailor,
Splintery-kneed old sailor,
Keeps his watch

With ever a thought of life's futility,
Down deep,
Where dolphins stay

But Lord Poseidon never sleeps
And dolphins play.....
And play

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Audrey Haick

December 28, 2012 at 9:34 PM

Congratulations on your featured poem on Soup this week, Daver. Hope you're doing well. I'm sending you and your family, Happy New Year's greetings! Love, Annalise

Poet Destroyer A

December 28, 2012 at 1:12 PM

Daver, congratulations with your poem featured on this awesome endings week of 2012. Wishing you the best of 2013 to come... luv * Linda

Sara Kendrick

January 12, 2011 at 3:09 PM

Interesting work that you have presented here.I especially like the line "With ever a thought of life's futility".Your presence at my work sent thoughts of joy that enjoyed what I had to say.We can no longer eat much syrup because it runs the blood sugar up and then it bottoms out.The Maple Syrup doesn't seem to do it as bad.I like just a few drops of Maple Syrup, small amount of brown sugar and cinnamon on oatmeal.The other day I only had one drop of syrup for my oatmeal.I used Sweet and Low.SK