CIRCUMSTANCES

to be continued!

I awaken at dawn with head pain

on the morning of

my debarkation, a disturbed slumber

My mind roams from home, to ship, to London, to my soldier embracing some idiotic notions too sheepish to reveal

I endeavor to prepare tea in the middle of the eve

To settle my nerves yet I still quiver from head to toe

Return  to my fluffy comforter eyes wide open

 

I peer out of my porthole at six o’clock to view a burgeoning sunrise with wings of

Purple and balloons of orange

T'is almost past the horizon

Yet a moment of deep thought impedes

My stunning scene and these concerns are my plausible plight

Which lives within me day and night

grates on my worry and meddles with my ordinary affairs

the essence is that I must find a doctor in London

 

Before I disembark, I shall speak with the purser to locate

a doctor and to seek a small hotel near the hospital where my soldier is confined

I shall send him a telegram from the ship informing

Of my impending visit and sending my love, of course

All this in due time as we must disembark in several hours

 

I sit on my trunk expecting the porter to arrive soon to

remove by baggage

Reflect a moment on the voyage, the joys the sorrows, the tears, and the laughs, all commingle together now

I have achieved my aim so far, although my future is uncertain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

I will begin to review again after my eye surgery...tomorrow
Thank you for your support in this effort of "AT BRIDGES END"

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

This is quite the tale spin in this poem. Voyage on a ship with nerves all electric and on edge. A soldier that is confined in a hospital. All while watching a beautiful sunrise out the porthole of a ship.

Thank you for taking me on this amazing journey with your words and images painted

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you PB, what a lovely review…I can only see out of one eye, but I can still read,
Much appreciated!
Warmly,
B

[Poetic Beauty]

I do hope your eye heals quickly

[Betty Hermelee]

Day 2 and feeling ,seeing well., thanks for your concern 🌹
Warmly, B

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m glad you are seeing well!!

[Betty Hermelee]

Yes getting better🌹

[Poetic Beauty]

Getting better is always a blessing and I’m so glad to hear that your are healing!!

[Stella Armour]

I hope the surgery goes well Betty, waiting for some laser surgery myself ...

Hoping when our lady finds a doctor in london he might put her mind at rest ..

[Betty Hermelee]

Surgery went well, recuperating ……we’ll see what transpires with our protagonist!
Warmly, B

[Stella Armour]

That’s good Betty ..

[Ken Simm.]

We will be thinking of you Betty. And I hope you publish this remarkably romantic story.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thanks Ken , surgery went well, now recuperating… as soon as I can see better, I will review your work as always!
Warmly, B

[andrew mitchell]

An adventure of possibilities reminiscent of a period during world war 2 comes to mind. Good luck with your eye surgery Betty.

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome Andrew, one eye is complete, resting comfortably…..
Warmly,
B.

[Thomas W Case]

Intriguing and full of suspense. Great work, Betty.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you so much Thomas, much appreciated
Warmly, B,

[John the Baptist]

Well, the young lady is on the way home now, and she is worried. That worry is centered around a visit to the doctor after she disembarks. I have a feeling as to what kind of service she will be seeking from the doctor, but then again, maybe not. Good luck with your surgery, B.

[Betty Hermelee]

Hi John… she is miles away from home, now in London…. Where her soldier in hospital… thanks so much
Warmly,B