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Late Winter Surprise

...Heart-shaped box of chocolates, late Winter surprise.
See sailor, in a dark uniform, hiding his eyes.

She knows him now, all too well, every inch of him.
This sailor, in a dark uniform, hiding h...

Categories: sailor boy, love, valentines day,
Form: Ghazal

Sailor Boy

...Fearless sailor boy, the wide open seas are calling,
As the whistles of thrushes, when no one is talking.
Royal destiny and daring, has led you here this day,
And deep thirst for adventure, will s...

Categories: sailor boy, adventure, boat, destiny, emotions,
Form: Rhyme

Hope

...HOPE

A cry
A nuzzle,
A despair
A paw,
A stare
A wagging tail,
A feeling lost
A lap.

My life has changed,
A ray of hope has come
Into the life of this olde sailor boy,
My journey has b...

Categories: sailor boy, appreciation, dog, me, meaningful,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

My Favorite Popcorn Treat: Or

...Cracker Jacks are one of my favorite snacks in the world
I eat them anytime, including for lunch
I love them, especially since I was a little girl
They have popcorn and peanuts that go, "Crunch!"
...

Categories: sailor boy, cheer up, childhood, dog,
Form: Ottava rima

By the Water's Edge

...Wistfully watching by water's edge,
Shivering and shaking from cold,
I watched with weariness for a sign
Of small skiff without a hold.

Tearfully turning to walk away,
Knowing night wouldn't b...

Categories: sailor boy, weather, wind,
Form: Alliteration

The Ventriloquist

...He walked on stage, the puppet in one hand
as the audience was clapping, for they knew
the act of this ventriloquist was grand!
His puppet was a sailor dressed in blue,
and quite a sailor’s mouth...

Categories: sailor boy, light,
Form: Sonnet

Waiting

...We walked together, arm in arm
On this warm autumn's night.
I hadn't known him very long,
But oh, it seemed so right.

He whispered sweet things in my ear,
While my love kept growing.
I pulled...

Categories: sailor boy, romantic, sea,
Form: Rhyme

Watching and Waiting

...My sailor has gone back to sea
Without a backward glance for me.
Though I begged him not to sail away
He promised he’d be back some day.
He held me in his brawny arms
And praised me for my many ...

Categories: sailor boy, sea, me, me,
Form: Rhyme

The Perfect Gentle Man

...All alone my father use to ride
On the long lonely streets
That runs through cane fields’
While we are warm under our sheets

My father was very hard working
And he always had a smile to show
Even wh...

Categories: sailor boy, father, father, work, father,
Form: Light Verse

My Sailor Boy

...My sailor boy, my sailor boy,
This lovely boy whom I adore,
His good ship brought him home from war.
I though he'd sail away no more.

Safe at last from the oceans storms,
My sailor boy, my sai...

Categories: sailor boy, lost love
Form: Quatern

Amour Interdit

...Like a ship that docks at night
From treacherous waters you flee
Calm comes with mornings dawn
You head back out to sea  

While hoisting up your anchor
Once again I must resign
I can not teth...

Categories: sailor boy, life, love, sad, sea,
Form: Rhyme