Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Storm Tossed” by: rob kistner © 11/14/23
~ A SEA SHANTY ~
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Loved my life — yet life felt empty
was then I looked the water’s way
a racing sailor’s life for me
a solo skiff to set me free
a schooner for a crewing day
a racing sailor’s life for me
I sailed with speed to victory
this racing life blew me away
a racing sailor’s life for me
sometimes the sea roared angrily
sometimes a peaceful rocking sway
a racing sailor’s life for me
I raced no fear relentlessly
and lived my dream life ev’ry’day
a racing sailor’s life for me
weather harsh or weather kindly
in gratitude I’d always pray
a racing sailor’s life for me
the oceans roll and trade winds blow
I now ride heaven’s ebb and flow
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rob kistner © 2024
Poetry at: dVerse
Southern Cross — a constellation used for navigation in the southern oceans.
Fiddler’s Green — a sailor’s heaven for those lost at sea.