For thousands of years
Man has sailed upon the sea
From fisherman to explorers
In search of their bounty
Out on the seas
There’s a lady that sings
The song of a temptress
All sailors heed the calling
The smell of salt in the air
How the Sun rises and falls
On the horizon waves
Still, they follow the sirens call
The ships captain commands the wheel
Though danger at every turn
His inner fire of conquest
Eternally it burns
As the stormy waves
Become monsters in the night
The safety of land
Nowhere in sight
With desperate prayers
Of captain and crew
To see their families again
More birthdays too
Out there on oceans of peril
Where destiny rolls the dice
Between life and death
The ultimate sacrifice
And should your luck run out
You’ll be in good company
As your family stares out to
The graveyard at sea
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A fine write AP.
Thanks Orchi. ; )
Thanks for your poem and reminder of and background to the movie ‘The Perfect Storm’, AP. A rich picture you paint of the experience at sea.
Have strong memory (and coming from me this is an aberration) of the hymn, known popularly as ‘For those in peril on the sea’ not it’s proper title, I think. However,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDjwUzUnNpU&ab_channel=THENBA
I’m sure you would know it.
I did find it on youtube, but I've never heard it before. But the video shows of how powerful the waves can be. Thanks for the read and comment Dave. ; )
Superb words AP, and so very true in so many circumstances.
Andy
Thanks Andy. The ocean can be very bipolar at times.
'His inner fire of conquest
Eternally it burns
As the stormy waves
Become monsters in the night'..
these lines remind me of:
'Life's a voyage
that's homeward bound.'
by the great Herman Melville
of voyages upon oceans, you both write
where destinations
are the fulfilment of our lives: dreamed wishes...
wonderfully worded and carefully contextualised
a great read, thanks for sharing dear poet
Thank you LB. Any voyage out on the sea can be very dangerous.
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