Lyricaltruth's Blog

A lonely ship once wandered
into the stormy sea
almost tipping as the sail
stretched beyond capacity.

The crew had lost control,
their course had long since passed,
when they heard the lookout cry
from the crow’s nest, on the mast.

For off into the distance
was a glimmer of faint light,
and joy shone on their faces
as the sun broke through the night.

But as the new day dawned
upon the silent sea,
crying echoed in the air –
a mournful seagull’s melody.

The sea and sky became as one
as the vessel coasted through.
Yet aimlessly, it wandered
with no captain and no crew.

That ship was never to return,
for the peaceful, sighing sea
took them on their longest journey
into eternity – forever sailing free.

(Written when I was 15, revised today 7/1/2024)

– Jane E. Clark