A Ship in the Gloom

On the milky margin drifts

a ship, rocking like a tired soldier,

war-torn and indifferent beneath

the gauzy halo of the moon

 

From the shore I watch her lurching,

a to-and-fro motion that sets me dizzy

until my vision is a narrow tunnel

wrestling with the raging sea

 

Frothing, the mighty beast

licks her heaving wooden sides

and I wonder at her fortitude,

which is more than I can manage

 

On the sand I am steady, sheltered

and yet I feel the deck beneath my feet,

battered and buffeted I brace for ill weather

and watch the clouds closing in

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Let me see, after reading this over a couple times I take it into the affects of how others actions can effect you even if you are not directly involved ... right or wrong another strong piece of artwork from you.

[G. Marie"floating on an..]

I am just wondering if this poem has a meaning other than what it seems. I am contemplating and trying to figure it out. I love this poem It all flows together very well. I am feeling sea sick myself while reading this great write again!!!

[Antonio Valentino]

Oh MM, when words put in a sequence that they were just made to be in, then this happens, magic.

This was beautiful!
I'm becoming a big fan!

Antonio