Motionless voyager

Lorenz

Carried by the wind 

playing on the hair

of the Ostend dunes .

Honeymoon ,

with the great white birds

that speak a time of clouds...

In the whim of the wave ,

rediscovering my barbaric 

pirate roots ,

anchored in a flemish  reverie ...

Red light house on port ! 

 Hard a-starboard ! 

Sea as soft as a watercolor

still wet ...

A fresh breeze bites sharp

with the acrid tang 

of old pipe smoke

and bitter tobacco ! 

The earth is but a mirage 

that stretches out its arms

and beckons me ,

leaving in the wake of the deep

some distant laps of nostalgia...

The sails rears up ,

chestnut defying the horizon ,

tracing the story of all 

my shipwrecks ...

On the pier a white shadow

will wait ...

Marriage of sun and silence ,

the bride of the ocean don't cry.

And I ,solo sailor 

in the rolls of my imaginary ,

 '' Heave-ho  seaman  ! "

In the quest of the sea of tranquility !

Hapless poet on your makeshift raft ,

torn by these coral passions ...

Lost in a tropic of  ink 

my compass spins like crazy !

My worlds adrift ,

child embarked on the legend

of a ghostship ...

 Where's my treasure island ?

My coffe cup is empty...

 Inspiration flickers 

 Like a blue mist in my mind ,

 Leaward depression ...

Motionless  voyager ,

No one will welcome you ,

wandering will never end ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: lorenz (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 20th, 2025 01:26
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 12
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  • sorenbarrett

    (On the pier a white shadow
    will wait ...
    Marriage of sun and silence ,
    the bride of the ocean don't cry.)
    Such great lines here. They paint a picture and metaphor in one fell swoop. Very nicely done Lorez

    • Lorenz

      Thanks dear soren.When inspired ink touches the great deep !

      • sorenbarrett

        You are most welcome Lorenz

      • Priya Tomar

        Marriage of sun and silence ...... catchy line
        Lovely metaphors .....

        • Lorenz

          Cup of coffee at low tide in the sea of tranquility ...

          • Priya Tomar

            Most welcome....
            You have God gifted poetic power

          • Tony36

            Live it

            • Lorenz

              Thanks Tony !

              • Tony36

                You're welcome

              • Tony Grannell

                Hello lorenz,

                Every line in this most excellent poem is so carefully and beautifully composed. Aesthetically crafted with poetic elegance, to leave the reader breathless. I just love anything to do with the ocean, mariners and sailing, o, yes, pirates too and they are all in this verse. Please have yourself another cup of coffee, me hearty.

                Wishing you all the very best,

                Tony.

                • Lorenz

                  I found my island at the bottom of my coffee cup !

                • Ellen Marsell

                  This is a poem about an inner sea. Its solitude is not a tragedy, but a way of being. The solitude of an artist who builds a whole world out of fragile symbols and elusive allusions - a world that perhaps no one will ever fully understand…
                  It’s a confession from someone who has always been adrift - sailing through the waters of memory, imagination, and the subconscious.
                  A beautiful, exquisite piece!

                  • Lorenz

                    Poet who speaks as we dream...
                    And dreams as we die...



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