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 Nov 2018
D William L
As the golden ribbons
of sunset's light,
bow to nightfall's birth,
the purple evening clouds set sail,
like balloons above the earth.

The ocean waters darken,
the horizon starts to fade,
starlight diamonds dimly grace,
this grand blue yonder stage.

To those I know,
to those I love,
to those I hold as true,
this sailor bids adieu to you,
good night lost souls,
till morrow's bloom.
A short goodbye written just before my third ship transit across the Atlantic Ocean
 Nov 2018
D William L
Cast away your anchors,
break away your chains,
never mind your roots or home,
free blood in your veins.

As you sail across the waters,
and roam across the lands,
in search of that lost question,
"what makes a man, a man"

Trust only in your heart,
hold tight to love's right hand,
for the wild will bring more suffering,
than you can understand.
 Nov 2018
D William L
Little sparrow, fly for me,
on the shoulders of this ocean breeze.
High above these waves so fierce,
far across this blackened sea.

Fly to the shores of golden sands,
o'er emerald trees and plain's expand.
Don't rest your wings, or hesitate,
this desperate errand i command.

Fly through her window, there she'll be,
plead her lips to speak so free.
For these long days that i've been gone,
weigh on my heart, a painful song,

...ask her...

Does her tender heart still wait for me.

— The End —