I repose in my ship setting at the harbor Ruminating about the endless time Arms behind head; gazing towards gilded sun In comes rolling clouds ever sublime Anchor up; ship unmoored Wind guides me into the ocean infinite Waves crash; the spray cools my face Land dissolves into distant memory; I sit Clouds abate; I move about Looking o’er starboard; gold dazzles the surface Waves calm with the rhythm of my heart I furrow my brows, pondering purpose My ship still; creatures circling about Mysterious beasts below; majestic birds high Life unattained by hand’s reach, Spirit touches Atlas, for a moment, releases the sky Time evaporates like a candle in the wind The sun magnifies as it falls into the sea Day & Night collide; Past & Future fold The birds and whales move in harmony The collision a ripple in the ocean of the Universe Celestial beings burst into a spectral road Arcing down to the deck near my feet Nervous my eyes cast upon it to and fro No rails; no cert...
Poetry & Other Compositional Oddities