Vagabonds

Verdigris on bronze viv
anchors in mud’s delta.
Grim steps keep going…
A strange fear: the sea,
biting like thorny scrub…
On salty tears, a rodeo
nimbly rides, life’s pain
death-dusting the land…

Still seeking a fortress?

(12/30/20: ’98 Carver Mariner 350 DMS)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Goff Avatar
July 14, 2022 at 2:41 PM
Intense dystopia Susan! Well done!
Woodrow Avatar
July 14, 2022 at 7:33 PM
Thank you, James :)
Labyrinth Avatar
January 3, 2021 at 12:15 AM
ships are not meant to be tethered to a fortress, they must journey outwards from safe harbour to "live" that experience, that adventure, that life which is more...
Woodrow Avatar
January 3, 2021 at 9:35 AM
indeed... this ship feels like its going to get swallowed by the silt somedays ... better to sink in the deep blue so anchors aweigh... :)
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