Friday, March 28, 2014

An Old Sailor's Prayer Comments

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Bring on the Pilot, cast off the lines,
wait for the flooding tide.
Haul up the anchor, lay off the shore,
open the topsails wide.
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Thomas Vaughan Jones
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Rosemary Louise 27 October 2020

When was this first published?

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Chris G. Vaillancourt 06 May 2014

That is beautifully written. Thank you for sharing.

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Danny Draper 05 April 2014

The melody flows with a swell surging tide and salts crusted lips, as a lone gull decries, and each is a sailor and the sea is wide, your verse provides succour where each may abide. Thank you for this fine poem.

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Hazel Durham 30 March 2014

With great visual details and such a beautiful prayer with lovely flow and rhythm, I loved this superb write! !

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