Adriana

Adriana is lost at sea when her caravel sinks in a storm.

Adriana

 

Lightning hit.The mainsail burned
as her caravel upturned.
Forceful waves that heaved and churned
separated stem from stern.

 

All on board were lost but she,
Adriana floating free
clutching pieces of debris
at the mercy of the sea.

 

Adriana in her plight
fought the storm throughout the night
until dark gave way to light
bringing her an awesome sight.

 

Rising tall above the waves
stood a beach with cliffs and caves
giving her the hope she craves
as it beckons, as it saves.

 

She took her chance, all or none,
swimming for the rising sun.
Long before that day was done
her bold dash for shore was won.

 

On a flood tide, she was swept.
In her gratefulness, she wept
as she came ashore, and stepped
over dry land where she slept.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

A beautiful name , a beautiful poem , a splendid writer...I like too the story - like aspect of this one...Bravo...:)

[Aethereal]

Thanks for your charming review, Sami! It's a story that could be extended into a tropical island romantic epic.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)

[Marie]

I love the name Adriana...a beautiful poem about a beautiful lady...

[Aethereal]

Thanks for your review, Marie! Adriana is a musical name somewhat like Maria in meaning. Adriana is derived from the beautiful Adriatic Sea, and Maria is a musical name derived from the Gothic word marei meaning sea.

[Tom]

A stirring story with a happy outcome, I admire the way the end line of each verse rhymes such eloquently!

Top write, top poem !

[Aethereal]

Thanks for your detailed review, Tom! This poem could be extended to cover her adventures on the island, but that's for another day.

[Tom]

Yes, you could expand on her continued adventures, Robinson Crusoe style ?

[Aethereal]

I would imagine that she'd be discovered by a handsome hunk of a man who was stranded on this island years before, an English sea captain called Andrew. He takes her to his love nest in the trees, thus beginning an adventurous tropical romance intermixed with cannibals, treasure, and invading pirates.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you really make great use of sound in this...not my subject matter, but you do these well ....melodius...

[Aethereal]

Thanks for your melodious review, Jacob! These verses sing like an old sea song. I always write my poems to a cadence.