Saturday, May 13, 2023

The Seas of an Old Man








The seas have calmed

Although not less untroubled.


The storms have quieted

Yet not less fearsome.


The clock’s face has staid

However, her time urges

Plots and plans and ploys

While the play enters a stage

Into the third and final act.


Where the seas rage

Although more calm.


Paradise is ravished

Yet remains more loved.


The ships ribs bend and groan

While the sails rap soothingly.


The job – the joy – the journey 

Assures that there is no end –


No one is to be found.








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