Open Poetry #14 |
To Sail the Sea |
Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
To Sail the Sea When gray and purple mist is lifting slowly off the sea There is a moment of contentment deep inside of me It is the vastness and the freedom of the ocean’s realm It is the wind and currents and my dreams to man the helm And filling up my eyes with sunset reds that overwhelm To ride the waves of pleasure is to venture the unknown And always there’s a gift for all the seeds of life I’ve sown It is the grace of dolphin and the wonder of the whales It is the new horizon just beyond uncharted trails And flowing with the breezes and the billowing of sails To guide a ship of passion is to put the heart to rest Skimming o’er the silver sheen of moonlight on the crest To ride translucent blues and greens of sea’s tranquillity Knowing and not knowing what the future day will be And rolling, ever rolling with the rhythms of the sea Elizabeth Santos |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
...To guide a ship of passion is to put the heart to rest... well said, and beautifully wrought... |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
To guide a ship of passion is to put the heart to rest Skimming o’er the silver sheen of moonlight on the crest To ride translucent blues and greens of sea’s tranquillity Knowing and not knowing what the future day will be And rolling, ever rolling with the rhythms of the sea Such nice words and images you have used... enjoyed this a great deal!!! |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Truly beautiful... each one of these lines... regards O Liz, Sudhir "I was born intelligent - education ruined me" |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
I want to guide this ship. . . *sigh* just beautiful Liz. . . ---------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Wow, the Love Boat |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Elizabeth; I loved this and it touched me deeply. Beautifully done! Betty Lou Hebert |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
To guide a ship of passion is to put the heart to rest Skimming o’er the silver sheen of moonlight on the crest To ride translucent blues and greens of sea’s tranquillity Knowing and not knowing what the future day will be And rolling, ever rolling with the rhythms of the sea ============================ I knew just by the title I was going to love this... such beautiful imagery and tender longing..kissed with your gift of cadence. perfect Liz...always I'm going crazy, I'm losing sleep. |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Elizabeth- wow...i absolutely love this!! such beauty you've penned here... thanks so much for sharing it.. hugs, ~vicky "...until you have read the verse on his |
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Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
May your seas be ever tranquil, Elizabeth! Fantastic poetry! |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
Elizabeth This was wonderful and I enjoyed it immensely. I have written many poems about my love of the sea and you certainly summed up my feelings, thank you. Take care.....Sue Suetang |
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sodpossom Senior Member
since 2001-06-15
Posts 723N.C |
Very touching and beautiful! |
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