Adventurous fellows of days of old
lived their lives both full and bold.
Each day new waters to be won
sleep with moon and work by sun.
Plotting well their courses there
unknown lands to find somewhere.
Bound for the voyage and committed to end
Follow the creed of adventurous men.
Known to all who participate
the delicate balance of their fate.
Linda2001©

It seems like I've been here for a hundred years.
I've sailed through more than a lifetime of tears.
I even outlived the many that I held so dear.
How much longer must I remain drifting here ?

The sky has darkened as my direction's unclear.
The tide has taken over, no longer do I steer.
No land in sight, through my looking glass I peer.
Adrift, alone for enternity, is my greatest fear.
dawg_isblue©

Icy blue waters
Cling to the ghostly galleon
As it moves silently
Through the straits of despair
The soul searching
For peace, repose, meaning
In a vast sea
Of pain and desolation
Shores mock the traveler
With the beauty and promise
Of sanctuary and solace
The quest for substance
Ongoing, eternal
The odyssey
That never ends.
raven101752©

You were once the perfect host
But I see you now as my ghost.

At first you treated me so very kind
Then you toyed with my heart and my mind.

My heart now cold, my blood like ice
As I was the one that you sacrificed.

No more tender loving care will I give
Not ever again for as long as I live.

I am but frozen in time, no longer free
You will forever remain a ghost to me.
Stolen_Tear©

The place where I choose to reside
Is of pure and total silence
The nonexistent sounds of sweet melodies
Carried on the silent whispers of the wind
The sweet words we all long to hear
Muted to the human ear
The soft crying of tears without a sound
As one by one they fall to the ground
Slowly other senses start to take over
The smell of the forever unvoiced fears
And heartbreak's ice cold touch
Piercing through the chest
Engraving this fear
Behind the cover of silence
Falsely appearing as a wall of protection
To shield the open wounds
My silent wall has now fallen
My heart exposed for all to see
As it cries its tears of blood
No longer silently
It has been carried off
On the soundless whispers of the wind
Left here for me to die
Pierced from the ice cold touch
Of a silent fatality
Epic Myst©

Sailing along on the great big sea
Not a care in the world, fancy free
The wind fills our sails to the brim
Never suspecting our future is grim
We sail away from the safety of shore
Not even thinking what might lie in store
Soon there is nothing but water in sight
Light surrenders to the darkness of night
Lo and behold, we're in trouble now
For the sail hangs lifeless at the bow
The wind has calmed and no longer blows
The stars and the moon are all that glows
Tired and weary, no choice but to wait
Left helplessly cradled in the hands of fate
Woken early, roused by the dawning of day
Realizing at once we have lost our way
Alive, the wind pushes our sails around
But in which direction can land be found?
Did you hear that?  I could have sworn
Just over yonder, a sound was born
A dolphin came jumping into our view
A creature of the sea to the rescue
With the wind giving a helping hand
Our newfound friend led us to land
I shall never forget that day on the sea
For the dolphin's spirit remains with me
Shadow Whysper©

Sweet her voice as she calls to me
And strong my need to return to the sea
When from the shores set sail men in tall ships
With them I plan to journey atop the waves lips
Past sight and reach of the lands edge
Just to answer my life's oldest pledge
No words spoken could hold me so
But to answer this call I must, I know
With increasing speed across the water I travel
Feeding my need for fear I will start to unravel
And from somewhere in the very depth of me
Lost in thought, frozen in time, I cease to be
Yet onward I go though completely unaware
And in truth, of the where, to me I no longer care
Cold and ice have become the seas only feel
So only the fire inside reminds me this is real
Madness over takes me I can no longer wait
Its a dolphins race and I must find a mate
Bear1Mage©
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