Thread of Life

As the rest of the crew had been lost,
I, alone, was afloat on the sea;
I believed it was thanks to the Fates,
and the thread of my life* - I was free.

*Greek mythology
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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February 12, 2012 at 3:10 AM
JACK... ANOTHER WONDERFUL CONGRATS... LOVE YOUR LIMERICK..PD
Brown Avatar
February 7, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Congratulations to you on your win in Paula Swanson's "Thread" contest Jack. Love, Carol
Taylor Avatar
February 7, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Congrats, Jack. Great write. Nice going. Best to you and yours. Ralph
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
February 7, 2012 at 2:59 AM
Is there a deeper meaning here Jack? Congratulations x
Quigley Avatar
February 6, 2012 at 10:16 PM
Congratulations on your win Jack
Sweetheart Avatar
February 4, 2012 at 2:13 PM
hi Jack hope all is well with u.. have not heard fromm u in a few and thought I'd say hello ..from Italy ..
Devnath  Avatar
February 4, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Best of luck my friend, enjoyed reading of Greek mythology. Truly penned, loved, bl
Scholtz Avatar
February 3, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Great entry for the contest Jack, best wishes Elizabeth
Dietrich Avatar
February 2, 2012 at 10:33 PM
I envy the way you can pull such magical little poems out of your hat for the contests. Short but SOOO good (thanks so much for reading my poems today. You sure saw a lot of them!) I will try to find at least one other of yours I have not yet seen, I hope such a poem exists. It gets hard sometimes for me to find ones I have not read of the poets who have not been here so long. When did you first come here, Jack?
Sweetheart Avatar
February 2, 2012 at 9:19 PM
excellent piece of work Jack my friend.. a great set of lines to ponder..which speaks volumes to the reader.. good luck luv..
Pettit Avatar
February 2, 2012 at 2:58 PM
This reads like an excerpt from The Odyssey. Good descriptiveness and rhyming here.
Sivey Avatar
February 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Way to go Jack! This is a fantastic write! I really enjoyed reading this poem this afternoon! Great Work!!
Kendrick Avatar
February 2, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Enjoyed reading your work this afternoon..It has good flow to it..Sara
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