Dry Dock

Dry Dock

A Poem by rubie

Dry Dock

 

I felt it once

A fleeting spark of bliss

Then despair’s abyss

Swallowed it whole

 

Do not drop your anchor here

This ship will not sail again

The waves gently lap against the hull

But she is no longer seaworthy

© 2015 rubie


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I feel marooned or shipwrecked in this excellent write Rubie! I love the metaphor

Posted 8 Years Ago


rubie

8 Years Ago

Thank you. Your kind words are much appreciated.
This reminds me of Emily Dickinson. Life changes pace as does our journey across the sea. This is fraught with layers of meaning. It is an onion of a poem.

Posted 8 Years Ago


rubie

8 Years Ago

To be compared to one of the greatest poets ever! Wow!! Thank you for such lofty praise!
Appr.. read more
Ah.. so philosophical...
I guess, if one compares life as a dock & its moments as sail, the time - as sailor & the winds - as waves, then life'll be more easy to understand that how oceanic it is & how many up and downs it may have to be conquered. What an excellent poetry you've come up with!

Posted 8 Years Ago


Adam Adams

8 Years Ago

Ah.. am always honored to get waved across your pages. It's been kinda in ages I haven't read anythi.. read more
rubie

8 Years Ago

I've been on hiatus, more or less, since my muse was MIA.....
But thanks for your kind words.
Adam Adams

8 Years Ago

Oh.. I see, but I hope now you are back .. to work & will be waving the wand of art ov'r the site un.. read more
sometimes we feel that we have nothing left in us, that sea has dried up...and the ship is rusted out...the crew of dreams is now gone...

really strong metaphor here.

Posted 8 Years Ago


rubie

8 Years Ago

yes, sometimes we certainly do....
thanks for the kind review.

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I am a retired high school English teacher from New Jersey where I've lived all my life, except for 4 years when I lived in Philadelphia in the mid 1970s. I enjoy reading the work of other writer.. more..

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