WEATHERED DRIFTWOOD (Revised)

 

Across the foggy bay

Ancient lighthouse beckons

Through gale and harbor mist

Deathly still

Borrowed passage

Unknown

Treacherous rocky current

Majestic presence looming

Just beyond the sacred reef

Lunacy lagoon

I flow

Aging weathered driftwood

Flotsam and jetsam

Tidal moonlit ebb  

Reviewing my life’s story

Starry evenings wake

Boiling it all down

To bite sized metaphors

Select precious moments

Calculated risks

My journey has been long

Self imposed cilice

Finally reaching trade winds

No room for armchair critics

Misguided mystics

This human gig

At times

Alone

A razors edge

Life and death complicity

It’s all about true impact

Significance of others

Positive contribution

Ionized exhortation

Constructing self esteem

Kind hearted empowerment

Depth of brilliant smiles

Cheerful eyes that penetrate

Lasting legacy of love

On this fringe

Here I shall stay

As my purpose here is served

 

 

 

 

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2006

 

 

Reviews

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

Wow - what powerful imagery throughout this work. The ending is uplifting - I am thankful to see as you surpasses lunacy's bay - in any case, a wonderful poem. Such a delight. Thank you.
Light,
Siddartha