Sailing the sea
of life
onward
following my heart
and behind me
strife
swims with old sorrows
as the sun
gently leads
me on
while deep shadows
bury my past
in the wake
of its own misery.
Author notes
Contest option 6: A day on the waters.
Image: 'Awakening', artist unknown, public domain.
A contest entry
- Options for your muse. by Topaze.
900 points, ended September 26, 2008, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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A very lovely piece, very well written. Thank you for this fine entry in the contest, my best wishes always.
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Excellent! Great take on the prompt!
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I like this a lot, the imagery of the sea, the sun and the deep shadows.
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