The Paper-Boat

23 June 2010 | Filed Under Poetry 

Sorry for the late post. Last night was my brother’s graduation (CONGRATS CHRIS!!!) and then I had to drive out of state for work again. So, here’s another foray into my poetry writing.

The Paper-Boat

When the children you’ve left behind
Leave you to sog away,
It’s then your real adventure starts,
Amidst the “ocean’s” spray.

If you’re set upon a stream
Where currents pull you down,
The rocks will surely capsize you
And all your shipmates drown.

But if you’re set upon the lake
To catch the cares of winds,
You’ll find yourself in deeper ends
Before the waves begin.

You’ll sail away beyond the reeds,
Where pirates tend to lurk,
And fish the size of whales swim
Within the water’s murk.

But all adventures have to end,
This you must concede.
You’ll melt away, you’ll slowly sink,
You’ll fall at drifting speed.

Your paper mast begins to fold,
Your paper sail unfurls,
Your paper cargo’s soaked right through,
Your paper hull’s in curls.

The children return an hour hence
But you’ve disappeared from sight.
Only the fish can see you now,
Forsaken to your watery plight.

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