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jellybeans
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since 2000-10-13

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0 posted 2001-11-03 08:32 PM

I chanced an adventure yesterday
a rendezvous, that I should have,
but did not resist.
The lure of sailing was beckoning me.
I boarded, without looking back,
inhaling the fresh air as if
it were meant to be.
We caught the wind;
we sailed the sea.

And I, for an afternoon, relived
my time with you, my love,
when we owned the water,
when passion gave us
permission to skim the surface
without a care.
Destination never mattered,
it was just you and me.
We reveled in the wetness,
the taste of salt on our skin,
in our hair.
We laughed; we
played; we were free.

The sun now reaches
towards the water's edge;
we are overdue at the dock.
Reluctantly, we head to dry land.
With each step closer to home,
I re-vow my celibacy to the sea...if I
just don't go near the dock, if I
don't breathe the wetness
drifting in the breeze....

Alibis and excuses readied,
I close the door softly, careful to avoid
eye contact with the harbor master,
but as always, he is busy,
too busy to notice my salt tipped composure,
too busy to notice the broken promises
weighing down my eyes.

Night falls, alone in my bed,
I fight the shivering storms,
the churning waves.
Timbers shiver and creak into
exhausted compliance, closed eyes
free me to sail
once again...

oh, I claim poetic liscense on this one, I am NOT a sailor...I get 'sailing' doesn't ever seem go well with me *smile*

[This message has been edited by jellybeans (edited 11-04-2001).]

BldWhtRose
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since 2001-09-24

Posts 38
Alabama USA

1 posted 2001-11-03 08:48 PM

Very good..... Incredible actually......... never expected it to end that way, thought it would be blissful forever.... same way I thought my relationship would be.... now it has turned out just like the end of your poem... did you write this about my marriage

Lol Thanks....

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding

2 posted 2001-11-03 11:29 PM

Good writing here. I like this, tells quite the story. Free to sail once more....enjoy your new sails

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

Elizabeth

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3 posted 2001-11-03 11:35 PM

I've never sailed before, but even in poetic license you made it sound beautiful!

God bless America, my home sweet home.

Startime
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since 2000-10-03

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Canada

4 posted 2001-11-03 11:42 PM

I love the sea and this poem came alive for me. BRAVO!!!! I love it. Very well done.

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

jellybeans
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since 2000-10-13

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5 posted 2001-11-05 02:44 PM

thank you all, my muse had this subject in mind for a while, but couldn't find the right metaphor...til now.....glad you enjoyed

The Lady of Shallot
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since 2001-10-03

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6 posted 2001-11-06 07:05 PM

I love the thought of sailing too although I am afraid of water! I always like to read your poems because I think of jellybeans and that makes me wanting something sweet

-befriend yourself and you will never be alone-

Lone Wolf
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Lansing, MI USA

7 posted 2001-11-06 07:36 PM

This sounds lovely, jellybeans. I've always loved the water!!

All writing comes
by the grace of God.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

jellybeans
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8 posted 2001-11-07 11:06 AM

thank you both

I really appreciate your comments

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