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The Poet Ship
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The Poet Ship |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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The Poet Ship He sailed the seas of blues and greens Lost dreamer in a ship of dreams A poet by the name of Ron And every star he wished upon Be came a verse of fading gleams For isolation wore away Like systematic slow decay Poetic notions of delight Like vampire mysteries fled the night From loneheart of the day Until he met one day in port A blue eyed wanderer of sorts A rambling , roving balladeer Who brought the skipper words of cheer In verse and rhyme in each retort And in the pub a temptress eye That satiated evening sky With poetry in stars she scrolled Cast moondust on the gentle soul And Nan became his lorelei They drank a bit of spiked moonshine A whiskey brewed of poet’s brine And as they read their poems aloud A cheer rose up from forum’s crowd A poetess with name deVine The skipper then engaged the three To sail the blue of rolling sea As sunshine lit the morning skies The rainbows danced in dreamers’ eyes With amber hues of butterflies A white dove lit upon the helm A hoot owl flew from inlet elm Then spoken from the skipper’s lip We’ll call this vessel Passion’s ship A poet dreamer’s writing realm At every port along the trip More poets boarded Passion’s ship The Isis was their guiding light Dark angels kept them safe at night This poets’ floating fellowship Through heavy mist of harbor fog A kitty, alicat and Dogg Once slipped aboard the steady craft A Gunslinger stood at the aft The eagle scorpions to flog And there were animals afloat The beautiful aesthetic boat Netswan, a hawk, an eagle, moose A squirrel, a bull, a koon ran loose Like characters from Dr. Suess A lone wolf howled, one eagle swooped A jackal kicked the lazy sloop Alwye, Blondie, and Beverly In fear of being dumped at sea But we were just a bit bbooged An echo came from a lagoon A music maker making tunes Then Mona Lisa did a dance A sundance full of sweet romance And cheered up the Professor Gloom A mystic man at slightest hint Turned pepper into peppermint So easy spun this ship of fools Into the great cyclonic pools Of poets’ words that they imprint But lucky was this mystic man With spitfire wit and sleight of hand He scorched a dragon, with no fight We donned him the poetic knight The one who understands Passing shadows would forewarn The suthern winds of coming storm Skyfyre in tempestuous knight Lit up the skies with Thor’s delight And rainy days became the norm But more and more approached the ship At every port to join the trip Martie, Marsha, lovely Marge Pulled me on the floating barge And spoke to me with quipping lip Then came Jamie, Joyce and James Jeffrey, J’s with other names Jeremiah, jwesley Jesse, Jon, Janet Marie Jasmine and Jim Hastily came jbouder, just blue, Julie ann Gene and Gemini hand in hand Moonchild cuddles her small pooh bear And raggedy Ann with bright red hair Abigail, aimster, allecram Then sauntering in, a lady in red A crazy chick that turned some heads It opened a Pandora’s box This Saxoness with golden locks And naked thoughts pierced every head Just in tyme the passion eased The guardian angel called Denise Reminded us our destiny A trip of sweet serenity On waves of blue in poet’s peace But it was a romantic cruise The deck with flowers was profuse An Irish rose, a tulip bloom Beneath the Catalina moon And rosebud petals yet to bloom Parker, Patrick, Paula, Paul Meadowmuse, Seymour, and Nichole Christopher, X Angel, Sven Always with a poet pen And Rosemary, a beauteous soul Severn, lovebug, Rex and Kit Lonewolf, Kevin , quite a hit Romantic heart is William’s game And Wilfred often plays the same Poeminister, Poertree, genius wit Cocobaci’s pleasant whims Danny, David, Tara Sims Tracie, Vixen, Rod and Ted Helmut, insect, local reb Brad and peter, packrat, Tim Beverly, Bonnie, Birdman, Bill And many more the ship did fill All stargazers of endless dream Charisma written on the screen A love and passion rhyming pill Beautiful maidens like Doreen Astraea, Beki and Corinne Toerag goes in for the kill With words that give the girls a thrill While Long John’s turning emerald green Sudhir, Celeste and Eloise Ethome, VAS, in warm sea breeze Devina, Ellie, ashen light Andrew, vandana, Arabian Knight Wolfgang, Lorraine and ESP Marina, Munda, Marilyn Mark and Andrew came on in Elizabeth, Lizzie, Isabella Writing prose of gals and fellas Novels for H Arlequin The ship is full and yet they come A poet’s heart the total sum So still there’s space on vessels rim To fill the forums to the brim With Mike and Michael, Sunnyone Jumping off an island vine Wayoutwalt joined just in tyme And wayout Lucie, wayout Craig Went way way out to pull in Dave Way off the coast of Caroline Songbirds, all, Suetang and Juan Snowpants, Walker, singing songs Interloper, desperado Seeking poet’s El Dorado And one slick lady sings along Steady is the schooner’s keel Sea angels hold the poets wheel Along the starboard dolphins three Accompany the ship at sea The blue of poetry and me Ron still mans the poet ship He now has simply christened PIP In midnight dew, in due respect A haunted poet walks the deck The word Lenore upon his lip Going with the flow and ebb These poets on the blue-green Webb With moondust falling on their beds And naked thoughts within their heads They weave enticing silver threads Sail on, Oh Ship of PIP!, Sail on! And thank the poet skipper Ron Elizabeth Santos I apologize to those whose names are not included But there are hundreds more. If you look harder you may find your name hidden in the verse. (Names are from the open forums) |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Liz, this is indeed a wonderful tribute to all the fine poets here at Passions, and so well done. It is good to see you Liz. *s* On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free. |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
  WOWOWOWOWOW ... Unbelievable Liz!!! Not only did you capture so many, many members ... but you kept the cadence and rhyme so incredibly perfect!!! A wonderful piece of writing ... excellent, clever, humorous, and a great story woven throughout! I really, really enjoyed this Liz ... smiling all the way through the read, well done! And Ahoy to Captain Ron and crew, happy to be on board! Best wishes and a big hug for this too Liz! /Kit [This message has been edited by Kit McCallum (edited 04-25-2001).] |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Liz, this is Incredible!! No one but you could tell the story of Passions with such grace and charm. . . this is wonderful. . . simply wonderful. . .  -------------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Gentle Spirit, THank you, I wanted to include all names but it was getting too long. Glad you are aboard Kit,Thanks, sis. I'm leaving for a few weeks and wanted to post this before I leave. It's been a wonderful cruise, hasn't it? Sven, Thanks for your enthusiasm, but some of my favorite writers are not mentioned (boo hoo). I'll have to write another poem. Thanks for your comments Liz |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Liz, An excellent piece of writing that I couldn't even begin to think of attempting. So good to see a new post of yours. I hope you are well Michael Proust- |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
It's been a marvelous cruise Liz ... just popped in for another read, I really enjoyed this. Take care while you're away, we'll miss ya! Best wishes, /Kit |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
this is awesome blossom |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Michael, thanks for the read and so glad you are on this fantasy cruise. I am doing quite well. Will miss you guys for a little while Kit, Thanks, dear, I'll be sailing the Pacific! Only it will be real. Wayoutwalt, Thanks for your humor and wisdom. And thanks for commenting Liz |
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snowpants Member Elite
since 2000-09-16
Posts 2061KS |
Liz, this is incredible! What a fantastic job you've done here! Thanks for sharing this! And a thank you to Ron, too, for our 'ship!' sp to be with you... |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Elizabeth~ You sure 'christened' a beauty here ! What a delightful time you must have had with this one. So very happy to see you in a playful mood ! LOVE IT ! Have a great 'sail' ... and be sure to throw a message-in-a-bottle overboard ! You never know where it might end up ! You are the Queen Quip of the PIP Ship !  Love you~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
and we love it here don't we? Why would we ever want to leave, thank you, thank you for reminding me that I don't. God love your heart. Even on my worst days I know I have a place......where I don't feel so alone. Kathleen Blake |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Wonderfully inspired you are Liz! Unique and well written. jwesley |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
This is truly wonderful. I always enjoy your poetry, but you took us all along with you this time. Happy sailing on your real trip. Joyce |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Going on another trip? Good for you! Have a great time! Your poem is amazing...how do you do things like this? I'll miss you while you're away. |
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Amuse_mi Member
since 2001-04-22
Posts 110 |
What an incredible tribute. I enjoy all of your posts so much! You are a beautiful crew!!A.M. |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
snowpants, Glad you like it. Yes, thank the skipper Marge, you little quipper. I still remember those days well. You were wonderful! Kathleen, WE've all found a warm spot on the ship jwesley, thanks for commenting THank you, amuse, for your remarks Liz Joyce, Thank you for the kind words.The real ship will carry two Denise, Yep, I'm off again. Perhaps we can get together when I get back. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
You say you had to go away a bit, I felt it was to heal and feel... and yet you come back and in a slip, give us something so...surreal.... Lady, you have outdone yourself, yet again... I am sure this marvel is gracing many libraries, and I am sure Master Ron got his own personal autographed ORIGINAL? |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
Elizabeth I am only new to Passions and to have my name mentioned in this is truly an honour for me. From the first day I started submitting my poetry I felt so much warmth and acceptance from the other wonderful writers, it is like a second home for me. Poetry writing has opened up a whole new world for me and made me a better person. I thank you for such an outstanding piece of poetry which I'm sure we can all learn from. Take care......Sue Suetang |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
This one surpasses even your unsurpassable ones, Liz!! Amazing you truly are... |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Wow, Elizabeth! This is so effortlessly drawn, would have taken me days to put something like this together and have it sound so smooth! Thank you! Corinne |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Wow Liz....an excellent piece here.....and what's even better is that you added my name....that was very kind of you....I appreciate that very much....peace and one love! Nathan |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
You managed to keep the rhyme right through and not miss a beat, you are truly incredible, and a gift to everyone you know! What an absolute joy it is to read your work. Please visit me at my new homepage: |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
My vision of Passion's Ship is with Elizabeth Santos as the figurehead. Melton |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
This is something special Liz...all about real lives...and incredible talent...poets all in the same boat...James |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, I agree and feel the same as Balladeer. Sy |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--This is just wonderful, as are you for haveing thought of it...and written it. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
A delight from first word to last... Have a wonderful time on your trip... thank you for leaving us this treasure to enjoy. *S* So many names bring so many smiles... I know it was a lot of work... you succeeded magnificently! |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I look forward to it Elizabeth. Just give me a holler when you get back! |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Elizabeth~ THANK YOU!!!   Elizabeth |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Don't pay any attention to me, just coming back quickly to add this to my library, cause I forgot as usual. |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Don't pay any attention to me, just coming back quickly to add this to my library, cause I forgot as usual. |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Elizabeth: What an incredible undertaking! I'm surprised at the number of names you were able to include and keep the flow going. You are a master poet! Betty Lou Hebert |
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