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denise ippolito
08-16-2009, 07:02 PM
We headed out away from shore
Our vessel was fairly new
The morning light kissed the white caps
As we faded out of view

A tiny speck is how we felt
As we rolled across the surf
Our course was set as we sailed off
To the corners of the Earth

As night time came it felt so calm
We were headed out to sea
The sound of water swept the sides
As we rolled along gently

As the daylight merged into the night
Our days were slipping fast
Miles away from any port
All good weather soon would pass

The crashing waves across the deck
Gave us reason to be scared
Our sails had ripped from the main
And our navigation failed

Our eyes were pelted by the rain
And the wind was whipping fast
We bailed the boat and held on tight
In hopes the storm would'nt last

Soon the night broke through the clouds
And a calmness was in the air
We reset our course amidst the stars
We did this with great care

As the sun peeked in from the east
We were sure we'd find our way
We knew then we'd live to tell our tale
And sail another day


I added a few treatments to the sail to give it a more ominous look.

Ákos Lumnitzer
08-16-2009, 09:02 PM
This is great Denise! Well said. Reminds me of a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem The rhyme of the ancient mariner. Your words are incredibly descriptive. I love this! Glad that you are both OK and get to sail yet again! :) I really love the third line! That rocks!

denise ippolito
08-16-2009, 09:11 PM
Thankyou Akos, I appreciate your help.

Akos, This story is from my childhood. We sailed from Galveston to Port Aransas Pass and then on to Corpus Christi aboard our 36' sailboat. We ran into water spouts and rain storms. We were all so afraid. This poem expresses my memories of that time.

Lance Warley
08-17-2009, 01:46 PM
Wonderful, Denise.

Kind of makes me think of "Wooden Ships" from the 60's.

denise ippolito
08-17-2009, 05:16 PM
Lance, Thankyou for your support.

James Shadle
08-19-2009, 12:40 AM
Very Nice!
Dead Reckoning is a lost art. GPS receivers have taken the art out of navigation.
Thanks for putting it back.

denise ippolito
08-19-2009, 07:37 PM
James, Thankyou very much for your comments. A lost art indeed!!

Julie Kenward
08-21-2009, 05:17 PM
Denise, I would have swore this was the body of a plane! Wow...neat image and poem!

denise ippolito
08-22-2009, 08:25 AM
Thankyou Jules. I appreciate it.