Short Sailing Boat Poems

Without convictions, a man resembles

an aimlessly sailing boat, in which both the rudder

and

the anchor is missing! 






© Demetrios Trifiatis
        30 May 2022...

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L
on sail
never
enters the
Breaker zone
o   |             \
a   |               \
The tranquil sea surface ripples
   the boat dances delighted
       away from the shore
           destination far
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Thou airy ship, thou whitish mist! 
Thou float on ocean and the dale
Thou art a painting by my Lord! 
A painting which is not for sale

Thou sooth the hearts of all on earth
Thou heaths and meadows irrigate
Thy castle is in airy field
From earth and heaven isolate
 
O sailing boat, o shroud of earth 
Thou child of sky and forlorn sea
Thou fly with gales soon after birth
O thou that in a wink can flee...

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If Senegal were a sailing boat
With masts new and strong
Ready to part the seas of Casamance
Gliding through waves in a trance.

It would set its course eastwards
Through the deep waters of Sandougou
Riding on a history so vibrant
Full of potent dreams and a future so bold.

If Senegal were a sailing boat
With the heart of a brave pirate
It would always sail to the shores of peace
Where hope greets and dreams meet....

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Whisper.

Let us whisper you and I 
In a dark little corner and no candle light.

W'll wait until  dawn and watch the sunrise. 
Then catch a gentle breeze or watch a fading star.

We pick some flowers and catch a butterfly

We cross a small stream, sparkling water 
catches the corner of your eyes.

We make a sailing boat from paper then
write a little song.

Soon will be breakfast, then at dinner w'll say a prayer,
And at night time w'll light a fire, and then we retire....

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Time flows 
Sometimes slow
Sometimes fast.

Do you believe that?
Time flows regularly.
Like the pendulum 
Of a perfectly aligned
Old Large 19th Century 
Mahogany 8 Day Arch Dial 
Longcase Grandfather Clock.
Yet time is relative.

If you are happy
It seems to go fast
Like a sailing boat 
With winds that blows and drives
All sailing boats.

If you are sad then 
No wind blows.
The boat is stuck nowhere
In mid ocean
And worry erupts.


a poor scribble
...

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