#sailboat
Is it a person or a place,
A thing whose soul I can never know?
A warrior howls with the wind
in the trackless wild.
Or a peerie lad running through sand
on St. Ninian's ayre?
A maid swimming
in an unreachable isle
or the luffing of sails
in the harbour at night.
An expanse of heath
with a bird above.
A person or place
That I'll always love
Mar 26, 2025
Mar 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM UTC
Love is like a sailboat
when the tides are high
and rough,
in the midst of storm
We throw off the bowlines,
surrender the helm
to the winds
and choose to
adrift - into the unknown
Oct 27, 2020
Oct 27, 2020 at 11:40 AM UTC
I am not a sailor.
I desire to run.
Confine me not to a puddle dependent on the wind.
Direct me to the forest, the hills, and I will create my own draft,
as I speed across the ground,
flying over earth to distances greater than the confines of your wet berth.
No, I relish a solid state of matter beneath my feet.
I am a fire sign.
Warning: do not get wet.
Aug 26, 2020
Aug 26, 2020 at 2:04 PM UTC
'Twas all so beautiful a sight,
A long summers night; The sacred stars were burning bright about our mother moon.
The wind filled the sails above the waves, that sped us through the sailors tales, and brought us to a deep lagoon.
We cast our nets out far and wide, then watched them sink below the tide, which rattled out a tune for me and you.
We hauled aboard the silver fish, to fill our bellies and our fists, then set off home with seagulls squawking tunes.
The wooden boat now tied about the quay,
its tattered sail and rusty cleat,
gently tug and tug the rope upon the swell.
come to sea!
You know me well!!
Feb 10, 2018
Feb 10, 2018 at 8:23 AM UTC
A sail boat is docked beside the pier
The lapping water is all I hear
I feel the breeze upon my face
I dream of blue skies and open space
To sail the sea without a care
No time for worries, just time to spare
A thought of new adventures crosses my mind
Of all the treasures that I will find
I'll gather stories from far and near
That I'll retell year after year
At night the moon will shine above
And I'll remember those whom I love
A little sadness enters my heart
as from this dream I must depart
I turn away with a slight smile
At least I was free for just a while
Jun 20, 2018
Jun 20, 2018 at 8:37 PM UTC
I am lost at sea.
I am a traveler on a sailboat with not even a single hint of where i am headed.
The wind gushes and i trust it for wherever it takes me.
There is no map.
There is no star nor sun to guide my path.
I have lost my compass years ago;
But somehow even if the wind can’t speak,
I close my eyes from time to time and try to feel it,
Whispering and hoping that it would eventually lead me to my true north which is you.
Jul 29, 2017
Jul 29, 2017 at 6:00 AM UTC
Being ancient but
perky I am not here
for you to bond my
strength, to lock me like
a djinn into a bottle
for making a wish
as and when you wish
but to guide your sailboat through
wild, choppy waters,
just to play with your
hair, to cool the fever and
kiss the tearful face of yours.
Dec 3, 2016
Dec 3, 2016 at 12:06 PM UTC
Sometimes I sit here,
Wanting to cry.
But I can't.
And sometimes,
I sit here,
And the tears sneak up on me from out of nowhere.
And there's no way that I,
A small paper sailboat, floating aimlessly in my own sorrow,
Can survive the force of the typhoon coming from my eyes.
Dec 2, 2016
Dec 2, 2016 at 1:30 AM UTC
*I fell asleep as a wave crashed,
Water from the sea of glass nipped
My toes. When I woke, the world
Seemed strange; The same yet
Smaller. Perhaps as a note in
A bottle; words written by small
Hands and sent off with wish
Of such grand adventures.*
Sep 6, 2016
Sep 6, 2016 at 5:47 PM UTC
rain drops on green plant leaves
cloudy grey skies
thunder and lightning
all happening around you
while you sleep under
your pillow fort
sun shining through trees
that are high above you and me
a bee buzzing around
looking for nectar in flowers
of pinks and purples
a small sail boat
drifting away in the deep blue sea
fishes swim by
unaware of the humans above
on dry land
silent walks alone in the woods
just you, me, and nature
birds soar and land in a nest
feeding it's young
holding your hand
kissing your lips
hugging your torso
smiling and laughing together
and maybe some other things too
life can go by quickly
so take time to admire
those whom you love
sights that make you want to explore
and just experience things
you haven't before
Jun 10, 2016
Jun 10, 2016 at 4:54 PM UTC
Sailboat on a purple sea
Yellow skies are all she sees
Lonely Captain at the helm
Lord o’er all her ocean realm.
Sailboat on a purple sea
Sailing through Eternity
The yellow skies reveal her ardor
Searching for inlet or harbor.
Where she can safely drop her anchor
Without hostility or rancor
Stay forever, or a day
If on a whim she sails away.
To search again for other shores
Unmindful of the ocean’s mores.
Sometimes storms impede her course
Fill her journey with remorse
Thunder sounds a deaf’ning roar
Through driving rain, can’t see the shore
Lightning bolts around her flash
As if to call the Captain brash
For thinking that she has control
Over purple ocean’s vitriol.
If ever she regrets her plight
When yellow skies turn dark at night
And midnight storms have lead to loss
She rights the ship and bears the cross
And waits for morning dawn to break
Sun through last night’s rain will make
A rainbow reaching far away
Certainly it will show the way
To steer her sailboat that day.
Sailboat on a purple sea
Yellow skies are all she sees
Buoyant Captain at the helm
Lord o’er all her ocean realm.
PwL 04/21/15
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 10:56 PM UTC
تبحث سفينتي الشراعية عن مرفأ في تلك العيون الجميلة .... فأنا ابحر كراكب و كبحار و كقبطان في عوالم هذه العيون الجميلة .... لقد بدأت رحلتي منذ وقت بعيد و لا زالت ... انني اريد فقط ان اجد هذا المرفأ في هذه العيون ....
Jan 27, 2015
Jan 27, 2015 at 9:39 AM UTC
If I could send a message in a bottle
Of every thought I’ve ever thought of you
It’d take a million years for you to read it
I bet I’d leave you speechless
Because I know that you’ve never doubted
Any love that’s true
If I could sail the ocean on a sailboat
I’d search around the world for you, my dear
I would even stop for a moment
Because you’re my one and only
And nothing would mean more to me
Than having you right here
I have this funny feeling that you’re waiting
Praying every night I’ll come around
Take you in my arms and give you comfort
Even though I was hurt
Because you took my heart into the air
And then dropped it to the ground
I wish that I would find you on an island
With nothing of your own but a cigarette
All alone and talking to no one
I will be your someone
Because I loved you at the darkest times
Just like the day we met
Dec 4, 2014
Dec 4, 2014 at 8:26 PM UTC