the galleon


from the ABC set 'Selected Poems: 1989 - 2009.'

The Galleon.

The wind is wailing,
The ships go sailing,
In the breeze,
Lies destiny…

The sails are blooming,
The Master booming,
A strong wind blows,
The sailor knows…

The waters heaving,
The wind is seething,
Dreams are dreams,
Though we keep believing…

The bow-line ploughs,
Dark waters now,
What fortune brings,
The sailor sings;

“over a river of tears
I cry to you,
oh my sweet love,
oh, sweet love of mine…

over a sea of stars,
I sail to you,
oh my sweet dove,
oh, sweet dove of mine…”

The wind is wailing,
The ships go sailing,
In the breeze,
Lies destiny…

JP Brown – 15/05/2008.

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