Family Boat Poems

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She has been dreaming of the day when her Bo will come home and stay, her Bo has been out at sea since the “thirteen...

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Once a promising cruise 
has become a curse 
fare thee well 
to a land I will never meet 
as I become one with the ocean...

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It was one day in December,
another day in the calendar,
but for him, a different one.
That day his life took a turn,
fed up with his misery,
wandering...

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Sturgeon Moon
So soon
Summer slips through our fingers
Our own version of Michigan underwater beasts
Ogling the luminous bellies of boats swimming down Clam River

Dockside a roar with...

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Roger’s waist was the linchpin 
when we launched “The Rose”
off Garrison’s Cove on Bailey Island.

He let out the rope around his belt
as she slid off...

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No one believed you,                     ...

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I went cruising to Norway with my wife across the North Sea
We travelled the route the Vikings took but with added luxury
Our first port of...

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Just one more day until the front door slams
The car is packed
The road is open
We are off. 
Off to take in the slower pace. 
The...

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A captain will navigate his ship
keeping it safe for his men.
A pilot will navigate his plane
for his passengers.
Like the ship's captain and the airline pilot,
we...

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What do you see from dot to dot,                 ...

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Jolly Bill had many old tall boats,                                     ...

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The silver bird took us off,                   ...

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I set off in a big blue boat

I wanted to see the world afloat

today I talked to a whale

I drank some cold ale

I tried but...

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What is a sunset 
Without a night fall
What is the moon
Without the waves crashing at the shore
What is the night sky
Without daylight yearning for more
What...

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