Bone Beach
...Over time, they washed up on the beach
From salt and sun, they were permanently bleached
Bones preserved well, larger ones are from whale
But, human bones also here somehow reached.
Centuries a...
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Categories:
foredeck, beach,
Form: Rhyme
Seeking Labyrinthia
...I have fashioned my desire from Carpathian obsessions,
Indulging in the calm between extremes.
It’s a blood and iron promise that sets my soul alight,
Embarked upon a pilgrimage of dreams.
Stand...
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Categories:
foredeck, adventure, allegory, love hurts,
Form: Lyric
Odyssey From Africa - Stargazing 1
...King Ptolemy the Second (cont.)
Sleek of line for speedy sailing
It was rugged in construction
Several layers of well cured timber
Lined the hull and bridge and gunwales
There were four ...
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Categories:
foredeck, adventure, africa, history, mythology,
Form: Narrative
The Schooners
...With billowed sails the Schooner glides across the open sea
The crew secures the rigging as they’ve done through history
Port side there’s a Humpback coming up to take a look
They watch in pure am...
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Categories:
foredeck, adventure, sea,
Form: Light Verse
Akula
...AKULA
Mark and I caught the last plane from Ft. Lauderdale to New Orleans to escape Hurricane Andrew, leaving Akula ,our boat, tied up at Rolly Shipyard to face the wrath alone. The next few hell ...
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Categories:
foredeck, adventure,
Form: Narrative
Winds of Change
...With the winds of change billowing in her sails,
the ship of Hope forged her way through
beating off waves of doubt and fear
with nothing more than faith and determination.
Battered, but unbeaten,
H...
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Categories:
foredeck, life, sea, integrity,
Form: Free verse