adventure boy

A Poem by LostSage

done exploring

i was adventurous
and i went sailing on the sea
it was empty bleak and dark
i made my toward home
through the haze i could see
the lighthouse of home
it told me
i no longer need to roam

© 2021 LostSage

Author's Note

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John the Baptist

The sea and the lighthouse are metaphorical for the journey of life. In youth we itch to go roaming to find out what life is all about. Eventually we discover we did not have to leave, for it was there all the while.

Posted 3 Years Ago

3 Years Ago

back when we were young it was called trying to find yourself...turns out....just click your heels t.. read more

barleygirl

This afternoon I started reading Jack London book "cruise of the snark" -- about his voyage in a smallish sailing vessel, intending to live on the open seas for 7 years, but only made it one due to severe illness. Book starts out in deep delusion about how much fun this is going to be. By Chp 2 (named "the inconceivable and monstrous"), he's already hitting some walls. I love how your poem symbolizes how typical it is for humans to get all giddy about some plan that's ridiculous & once embarked, we can't wait until it's over. The nice thing about being old & disabled, I don't have to do this dance anymore *wink! wink!* Also love how much you convey in such a short poem! (((HUGS)))

Posted 3 Years Ago

3 Years Ago

I am terse....the word terse has a bad connotation.... it simply means straight to the point...a bun.. read more

3 Years Ago

I'm often terse . . . even more so in the flesh. Decades of tech writing causes me to eliminate the .. read more

Chris Shaw

Home sweet home. When you find home, that is where the heart is. The explorer has done exploring. You found your lighthouse when you were sailing in dark waters. That's a result I would say Jeff.

Chris