The sun sets upon another day,
as I captain my ship of dreams.
My imagination taking me away;
into boundless depths it seems.
Soaring high is my inspiration;
lulled as I rock on waves this way.
Imagination; like wind in my sails;
my emotions an ocean of water.
Upon this ship of dreams nothing fails;
I am not led like a lamb to slaughter.
The mast of my hopes; towering strong,
the stern and the bow my future and past.
My ship of dreams carries me along,
with my own prowess to guide at last.
Within my ship I am my company alone;
I am in a world I where I can always escape.
This ship of dreams is all my own,
none can intrude and try to re-shape.
Sailing free in the depths of treasure yet to find,
my ship of dreams afloat upon my sea.
The rudder is my very own mind,
the water the very spirit of me.
Never with a land mass shall I collide,
for my ship of dreams will never land.
It is all a creation so deep inside;
never to feel the coarse grit of sand.
It is both a vessel that I can call home;
as well as a means of internal exploration.
On my ship of dreams I forever roam
The depths of inspirational imagination.
Author notes
Written March 7th, 2004
A contest entry
- Contest for new March members ~Come Sail Away~ by Barbara.
300 points, ended April 3, 2004, 49 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
1 - 13 of 13
-
This is so pretty! I like the dreamy way you wrote this with a lot of positive things too. It's something I can read over and over again, like a favorite fairy tale.
-
Excellent !!!!!!!!!!
I absolutely love the way you can express yourself.
This poem is so beautiful.
I'm adding you to my favorites.
Oh I hope you win this contest!
Yertweetyness
-
A beautiful perspective of this lovely picture.
The rudder is my very own mind,
the water the very spirit of me.
these are the 2 lines that stood out for me, a very personal declaration and it sets the theme so well.
Great entry
~Von~ -
stunning! amazing images came to mind as i read your beautiful words. your an awesome poet and have such a wonderful talent. glad to see your chosing to share it with the world. i love the way you write so free and open for all to see and expirence your beauty within your words that hold a beautiful and sincere message at times and often others are just beautiful within themselves. i've enjoyed reading your work and look forward to reading more from you again. hope you have a great day and week. ~poetry within~
-
I sought to sail the seas alone the helm within my hands
My Mom's favorite poem was the Ancient Mariner. I've read two of your poems now that speak of sailing the waters... of the spirit...to wonder ....wander and be free -
Just lovely. I could see this as a caption to the painting! Very good word language and form, for the most part!
Thank you and welcome to AllPoetry!
Warmly, CookieZeal
iii -
Hmm you are totally in control, sailing the ship of life and destiny. Good Luck!
Lakota x -
A Great Poem
A really lovely poem, it was a wonderful dreamy smooth ship for the most part – but lost its balance in a couple of little places – if I were cleaver enough to write this I think I would shorten it a little to smooth out those troublesome bits and turn it into something really great. – Albert. -
Hmmm.. truly a ship of dreams, beautifully described I like this a lot, and the idea behind it.
Good luck in the contest and welcome to allpoetry
Dee -
The rudder is my very own mind,
the water the very spirit of me.
I like these two lines a lot... reminds me that we are in charge of our own lives whether it feels that way or not. Painted pretty word pctures too, adding it to my favorites -
Nicely done. The third set threw of the tempo a bit, but it was a pleasure to read. Imagination can take you everywhere, and especially to places that don't even exist beyond the boundaries of your mind.
Thank you for entering this
-
Your images is a treat for the mind. The imagination has no boundaries (if we break the chains of reality). Good entry, welcome to the site
-
a lovely entry setting beautiful scenes in the readers mind...nice imagery and the rhyming scheme was good..i stumbled a little with some lines...but on the whole thought this was a most enjoyable piece...well done!...good luck!...hugs...leanne xxx
Adding your comment:
1 - 13 of 13
2 old applause
