There was a ship
All set to sail,
To a world with clear skies of blue
It sounded its horn
Said “ All aboard”
“Id like to set sail with you”
The passenger, scared of the unknown,
Preferred to amble on.
Never knowing or suspecting that
The ship would soon be gone
The passenger
preferred the ship
safe and sound on land
She loved to gaze upon the ship
as she sat in the warmth of the sand
The ship was content to wait
He thought he would never leave her behind
The ship and the passenger, never suspecting
They would both end up changing their minds.
But for now, the ship did wait,
He waited through the seasons.
And once a day, he’d sound his horn
Hoping she’d listen to reason.
The passenger wandered, and was content,
Hearing that horn each day.
For she knew that as long as it blew,
The ship was deciding to stay.
The horn was a song,
She cast her bets on.
She’d listen for it day in and day out.
So when the day came when it didn’t blow-
Its silence was louder than a shout.
Wondering in her head “What could it mean?”
As she ran to the sand to see.
“Did the ship set sail, the horn get tired of sounding,
And could it be because of me?”
When she reached the beach
Where the ship was docked,
She stared upon empty space
The ship had anchored a little ways off
And left a rowboat in its place.
The ship called out to her
“If you want to sail with me,
Come out here, I need you near,
Face your fears of the violent sea”
“I cant wait any more, im leaving now.
Make your choice, because its time to go.
All you have to do is decide-
Hop in the boat, and row.”
“If you would like to take a chance,
Away from the routine you keep,
You could experience the unknown,
If your faith would take a leap.”
So she thought, and thought some more
Until she decided” The ship must not care”
“Why else would the ship decide to leave?”
And to that, her pain could not compare.
So she finally said to the ship
“I really want you to stay,
Im too scared of the sea to journey with you,
And I know you’re determined to sail away”
And with that, the two parted.
The ship to the sea, the passenger to the woods.
And there that little rowboat stayed.
Waiting for her, it stood.
For weeks, the girl was stubborn.
For weeks she was ruled by her fright.
Until, at last, the fear was broken,
And she rowed the boat into the night.
As she rowed she wondered,
If the ships offer had expired.
But the thought of that nearly broke her heart,
And her soul became heavy and tired.
So she layed down in the boat, and finally slept,
The waves rocked her to sleep with ease.
She released control of the oars
And let the boat drift wherever it pleased.
Floating free, lost at sea
Adrift and all alone
Dreaming of the adventure she missed,
Dreaming of the unknown.
The ship had asked her to sail with him,
But she denied him cuz she was scared of the distance,
A lot of open sea, with hardships and trials
She was too scared to give in to his persistence.
But- she never told the ship the entire truth
That she always dreamed of sailing with him
She is sorry it took her so long to decide,
But she couldn’t set sail on a whim.
Now that shes sure, she faced her fears
Let her faith in the ship take a leap
Maybe now she can reach the place
That for so long she has tried to seek.
Because she finally realized, it was the final destination that had her smitten.
And as for how this story ends?
Well… its still being written.
Jul 11, 2011
Jul 11, 2011 at 7:49 PM UTC
There was a ship
All set to sail,
To a world with clear skies of blue
It sounded its horn
Said “ All aboard”
“Id like to set sail with you”
The passenger, scared of the unknown,
Preferred to amble on.
Never knowing or suspecting that
The ship would soon be gone
The passenger
preferred the ship
safe and sound on land
She loved to gaze upon the ship
as she sat in the warmth of the sand
The ship was content to wait
He thought he would never leave her behind
The ship and the passenger, never suspecting
They would both end up changing their minds.
But for now, the ship did wait,
He waited through the seasons.
And once a day, he’d sound his horn
Hoping she’d listen to reason.
The passenger wandered, and was content,
Hearing that horn each day.
For she knew that as long as it blew,
The ship was deciding to stay.
The horn was a song,
She cast her bets on.
She’d listen for it day in and day out.
So when the day came when it didn’t blow-
Its silence was louder than a shout.
Wondering in her head “What could it mean?”
As she ran to the sand to see.
“Did the ship set sail, the horn get tired of sounding,
And could it be because of me?”
When she reached the beach
Where the ship was docked,
She stared upon empty space
The ship had anchored a little ways off
And left a rowboat in its place.
The ship called out to her
“If you want to sail with me,
Come out here, I need you near,
Face your fears of the violent sea”
“I cant wait any more, im leaving now.
Make your choice, because its time to go.
All you have to do is decide-
Hop in the boat, and row.”
“If you would like to take a chance,
Away from the routine you keep,
You could experience the unknown,
If your faith would take a leap.”
So she thought, and thought some more
Until she decided” The ship must not care”
“Why else would the ship decide to leave?”
And to that, her pain could not compare.
So she finally said to the ship
“I really want you to stay,
Im too scared of the sea to journey with you,
And I know you’re determined to sail away”
And with that, the two parted.
The ship to the sea, the passenger to the woods.
And there that little rowboat stayed.
Waiting for her, it stood.
For weeks, the girl was stubborn.
For weeks she was ruled by her fright.
Until, at last, the fear was broken,
And she rowed the boat into the night.
As she rowed she wondered,
If the ships offer had expired.
But the thought of that nearly broke her heart,
And her soul became heavy and tired.
So she layed down in the boat, and finally slept,
The waves rocked her to sleep with ease.
She released control of the oars
And let the boat drift wherever it pleased.
Floating free, lost at sea
Adrift and all alone
Dreaming of the adventure she missed,
Dreaming of the unknown.
The ship had asked her to sail with him,
But she denied him cuz she was scared of the distance,
A lot of open sea, with hardships and trials
She was too scared to give in to his persistence.
But- she never told the ship the entire truth
That she always dreamed of sailing with him
She is sorry it took her so long to decide,
But she couldn’t set sail on a whim.
Now that shes sure, she faced her fears
Let her faith in the ship take a leap
Maybe now she can reach the place
That for so long she has tried to seek.
Because she finally realized, it was the final destination that had her smitten.
And as for how this story ends?
Well… its still being written.
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