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Outside the Headland

Leaking pontoon predicts my departure 
Impatient yacht chases nautical next
Mislaid terrain erases my history

Grim authorities in obvious places patrol 
Timidity prescribes aghast of tranquil abiding
Windwaken, I'm admiring the Sea of Revolt

Remarked upon in wonder, venture presents
Treasure indiscernible beneath tumbled tumult
Bold abandon condoned by bow of rationale

Faithful lungs serenade the speed of sails inflated
Turning back causes hair whipped vision to opaque 
Potential's yell propels me from return's persistence 

Society's twine allured by Twitter lunacy
My social media expels expiring bubbles
Sunk with rusty ruins of past governing

Continents are considered impediments 
Ballast beckons ocean of observation 
Jubilation journeys my adjournment 

Angels guide navigation wide eyed
Fleeing seabirds call for recognition 
Wave over waves of sweeping search

Unlikely dream festered in slumber of time
Shaken awake by inspiration's finger nails
Carries message of necessary momentum

Voyage for knowledge graces me
Extremeties are empty, planets drift
Virgin space accommodates galaxies 




       Originally written April 2020
     Submitted for John Hamilton's 
       Free Verse of 2020 Contest

Copyright © Sigrid Ermine




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