Ship In A Bottle

By Echoes of Orpheus

"Man overboard!" a sailor screams.

"As I wish myself," the captain dreams,

"Overboard, we've always been."

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Sailing day and sailing night,
Never with an end in sight.

Raised upon the tallest mast,
He stares across the ocean vast.

"Damned be this empty hue,
The ocean holding naught but blue.

No star to follow, nor angel sent,
Long ago my will was spent...

No shore of satisfaction found,
Forever to this ship I'm bound."

Through sands of time he's ever sifting,
On this ship, forever drifting.

Atop the mast he stands as stone,
Ever seeking the unknown.

"Hoist the flags, let the colors fly!
I sail until the day I die..."

"There's something more..." the captain rasps,
"Beyond these seas, beyond our grasps."

Going nowhere,
Going somewhere.

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Published on Monday, June 16, 2008. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "Ship In A Bottle"

On Thursday, December 21, 2017, Cassette (1144) wrote:

This is a wonderful piece, and fully deserving of Poem of the Day; belated congrats on that.
On Friday, June 20, 2008, Taunting The Reaper (178) wrote:

Ever reaching, the explorer at heart...and voyages to the unknown are my favorite which you captured exquisitely.
On Thursday, June 19, 2008, Narcissa (404) wrote:

Wonderful piece as always...
On Tuesday, June 17, 2008, Fantecstasy (122) wrote:

A superbly done expression of yearning and journey. I personally enjoyed this a lot. *tips hat*
On Monday, June 16, 2008, Sketso (435) wrote:

...and I would bet he's not sailing circles in a bathtub... wonderful write about the desire down deep in us all.
On Monday, June 16, 2008, Sketso (435) wrote:

Can't help but notice, though. Nobody threw a line for the poor soul bobbing...