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...A boy and shore leave

 The 15 years old boy was standing on the poop deck of an old tank ship
late at night, looking up at the millions of stars over
The Red Sea.

His job was to clean pots an...

Categories: shore leave, abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Free verse

A Boy Goes Ashore

...A boy and shore leave

The 15 years old boy was standing on the poop deck of an old
tank ship late at night looking up to the millions of stars over The Red Sea.
His job was to clean pots and pan...

Categories: shore leave, absence, abuse, blessing, confidence,
Form: Blank verse

Shore Leave

...shore leave 

The ship, in the bay, had a load of grain from the fertile soil
 of Ukraine, loaded in Odesa, and sent on its way across the Black Sea.
In the Dardanelles, a stop for inspections to...

Categories: shore leave, best friend, deep, heartbroken,
Form: Blank verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

The Book of Kings - 1 Kings 16:31-33

...Ahab needed shore leave, 
And obsessed so on his dream,
Harpooning some sweet harlot 
Had become his major theme.
He was just a novice mariner, 
His first time far from home.
He’d made his maid...

Categories: shore leave, allegory, bible, humor, literature,
Form: Light Verse

The Lotus Eaters

...Those over 50's holidays
that they advertise on TV
must really do people a power of good,
at least that's how it seems to me.
Their smiles are all truly dazzling,
soft-focus smooth is their skin...

Categories: shore leave, age, humor,
Form: Rhyme

To Boldly Go

...My training at Starfleet was over, they were now deploying me
I was over the moon when they called; I was full of glee
I entered the transporter room where I'd dematerialize
And within seconds...

Categories: shore leave, science fiction, space,
Form: Rhyme

Old Sailor

...OLD SAILOR


      The old sailor sat on a sea wall
      Watching heaving swell of dancing waves
      Crowned with foam of swirling white
      Hearing shrill cries of seagulls.
            ...

Categories: shore leave, memory, sea,
Form: Free verse

Shore Leave

...Shore Leave

As I sink my toes deeply into the warm sand
I hold ever closer her warm moist delicate fingertips 
into my hand
I hear the thunderous roar of the ocean as it thrusts 
itself onto t...

Categories: shore leave, i love you, longing,
Form: Romanticism

When the Boat Comes In 2

...Sinbad and Columbus nautical
Miles from home 
Their flotilla of frigates
Sea sailed flags, flown 
Compulsorily becalmed
Roped to steadfast bollards
Wharf bound

Red, green marine, sea blue scene 
Mar...

Categories: shore leave, world,
Form: Verse

Legend of the Black Dove - Part 7

...Legend Of The Black Dove  
                             (Part 7)   "Civil Unrest"

As the ship's mast starts to fall Norrington with his amazing speed
leaps at the pirate captain knocking him to the ...

Categories: shore leave, adventure,
Form: Narrative

Sunset Somewhere

...Swept away in a spaceship
with a Captain Dylan Hunt, by name.
He looks just like Kevin Sorbo
of television's "Hercules" fame.

I'm not sure which is more shocking,
this galaxy quest or the hunk...

Categories: shore leave, adventure, fantasy, science fiction,
Form: Rhyme