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The First Mate

She slips off her shoes

not the Captain

is she

of the neat sailing boat

tied down

at Pier Number Three

the Captain

Himself

is her own

and she his best mate

they are a crew

made of two

lovebirds?

most have no debate

for in fair weather

or foul

they steer their course

between the waves

under the guiding stars

since they are

at sea

there is no horse of course

just the Captain

and the now shoeless

First Mate.

dc riggs© 2 May 01 copyrighted

Painting is by ©Tom Sierak and is used with his permission by Moon And Back Graphics to construct this set. Please visit his wonderful site ...there he has art for sale in his marvelous gallery. The name of this painting is "Jasmine".

All poetry on this page is the copyrighted work of dc riggs and may not be used without permission of the author.

His Sailing Ship

Half his life he had sailed

the ship of his life

with a varied

but fascinating crew

parents, teachers, spouse

children, friends

coworkers

yet it was his life's ship

he'd had the helm

through fair weather, storm

much in-between

the crew seemed often

to be changing

his sails

tattered, the hull worn

The God of wind and sea

he'd sometime fight

for control

of the ships rudder

yet asked for divine help

when beached

or tossed upon the rocks

an odd life

a voyage not over

less he sinks

he must still sail his ship.