Heave Me Back Home
He grasped the reins across the breadth of me,
recrossed his arms to control the whip and me.
My heart dares not stop, lest I be tangled in the mane.
Dare naught to break the pace of hooves,
now that we've passed the inn, and they,
...heave me back home.
***'Jamaica Inn' where shady and unscrupulous characters reside, and Mary Yellan, their neighbor whose suspicion grows...
2019 May 12
*1st Place*
Free Verse or Rhyme Poetry
~~Eve Roper
Categories:
recrossed, adventure, anxiety, boat, conflict,
Form: Free verse