ANCHOR IN THE NIGHT

ANCHOR IN THE NIGHT

 

Halyards slapping masts

inky water lapping  

Night birds screech

Hunker down for warmth

 

Dream the golden isle

Where life is warm and sweet

A jerking on our anchor rode

Alert danger mode

 

Ship passing in the night

Pull covers around ears

Sleep as the marina slumbers

Safe leave gate in dreams

 

Fog horn a distant moan

A diesel chugs alone

Radar distant warning

All`s well we have atoned

 

----  Eagle Cruagh

Reviews

[emmajoy]

' Ship passing in the night
Pull covers around ears
Sleep as the marina slumbers
Safe leave gate in dreams '

there's always something special about your marine based writing, tempted to say your words flow, but more than that, they create an atmosphere with every sense.

[Marie Harrison]

Sigh...nothing like a salty dog on the open sea. Anchors away.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Such a peaceful write! Love the imagery!

[Norma M Sutton]

I like the sensory in this one. I can almost hear the horns and the water.