Poetry Lost at Sea

T he wave of a hand, and my words drowned in the sea of lost poetry.

H uman error at the helm has left this poet quite overwhelmed.

E verything lost like a ship wreck deep within the ocean's floor.

 

L osing everything!

O h how can this be?

S o upset and so distraught!

T he words of my soul have been drowned, never to be found again.

 

S o I sail on through even rougher waters, trying to recover.

E ven at this moment I am so devastated as I wade my way through...

A  sea of uncertainty.

 

O nward I sail through unsteady winds, in search of my destiny.

F urther on into undiscovered territories of my poetic mind.

 

M y loss was great and there was no escape!

Y ears of pouring out feelings and emotions sank deep within these oceans.

 

P oetic words that embraced me, are now erased, left without a trace.

O nward I sail, treading my way through unknown waters.

E nveloping the sunshine of another day, new words may come to me.

T rying to understand the hard lesson that I have learned.

R ealizing that I must go on and pick up the pieces that are left behind.

Y earning for the comfort of my poetic mind to recreate in time.

 

Reviews

[R J Askew]

I liked this expression of what many are feeling since super tuesday WC style. My favourit line is "Human error at the helm" though that is not the most moving part of the poem which is in the overall image of you striving to cope on the open sea. But judging by the arcostic the talent is still there and in working order! Good luck with future efforts and I hope you can rescue as much as possible through googling.

[Kara Emily Krantz]

very well done! i have to say, this is the best piece on the writerscafe 'fire' that i've read in the past month or so!! and there's been a lot of controversy about it.

very well done with the acrostic aspect, as well. one of the best of those i've read in a while, also.

hugs... you read my mind about so many things. it's a hard lesson learned. it almost through me into a deep depression! we shall survive, and sally forth

hugs

[Paula M. Potter]

I thought this was very good. I have never done a successful acrostic so I admire that very much.

[Nick Erickson]

Some the the greatest discoveries of all times have been found while in uncharted waters. Excellent acrostic, very well written. Well done!

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

this is good... i enjoyed reading it and think that many of us know exactly how you feel (myself included - many of my pieces were lost at sea)

keep writing... and stay strong!

[Llysofar]

I love your acrostic poems, and this is a particularly moving one. Your use of sea imagery is superb. Thank you {{}}

[Brenda Sue]

Excellent acrostic, wonderfully written, with so much feelings, sorrow and hope. I love the imagery here with the ship, sea and sailing.

[George Love]

Great acrostic, and you know my feelings on this genre! Never fear, it is saved and I hope the backup will never be used! You expressed all the anguish and sense of loss we all felt, however I think you were probably the most decastated of all writers here because of the deep personal meaning your works held for you. Continue to heal and recover. Your work is floating out here in cyberspace somewhere.

[Amor-de-angel]

Really excellent acrostic, words out floating on the sea of misery