Passages - First light by Gerry Stefanson at Spillwords.com
Kumiko Hawkes - Shizen Photography (Gabriola Island)

Passages

First Light

written by: Gerry Stefanson

@gerry_stefanson

 

Queue in line to gain a berth,
trunk to be checked.
Dock to gangplank, motion
sway, as feet feel deck.
Sails flap, then crack
as rope strains, gain sea legs.

Then free, as in past as in before.
Kraken below storms above,
bitterness in departure adventure afar
guided by sky chart and star.

Knowledge of floatage never
guarantees safe passage.
Comings and goings
life on the sea,
the price to be
contracted
at a much later fate,
the sailors lament.

 

NOTE:

Passages series photography by Kumiko Hawkes – Shizen Photography

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This publication is part 1 of 13 in the series Passages