a swirling wind of thought from reading poetry created this poem


Countenance of a Bay

Upon this Bay there are castaways
sailing upon a ship of emoters
writers and readers, singers, and ringers
of feelings wave after wave.

This group has each other and only themselves
the way it should be in poetry and life,
just moving along rippling out songs--
rhythms of internal and external strife.

While other days, when waves are smooth
with glittering sunshine in the groove,
there might be a tune about flowers in bloom
and bunnies hopping along the way.

But never let it be said that poets are dead;
they are eternal and ride upon the wind--
a breeze of souls complete and whole
whisper with fire and desire to write again.

So listen well and look to the sails
as they billow carrying the ship across the night
white shadows of light, a star shining sight--
streaming gliders of time in wonder of rhyme.

It might be so that free verse will flow
upon rising sounds of remembrance
echoing calls, revealing to us all,
our poet bay's beautiful countenance.

 

 

 





Poetry by Kathy Lockhart
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Written on 2009-02-17 at 00:06

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Damon
Congratulations Kathy! Very well done, and quite an honor to be featured on the front page my friend. I love it the poem; your writing and you.
Damon
2009-02-21



And, the main page is definitely the right place for this text. Well done, Team!
2009-02-18


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2009-02-18



So true, and expressed (not at all surprisingly!) with such a beautiful flow!
2009-02-17


penfold18
An absolute gem of a poem Kathy you always see the best in life and it is truly reflected in your writing sincere and with heart indeed a pleasure to read~Graham.
2009-02-17


Purple Phoenix
What a lovely poem. It is so inspiring, to have so many walks of life to read, and many a pearl of wisdom in each delicate shell. We are so very lucky here at the Bay! :-)
2009-02-17


TonyD
What a beautiful, moving poem! The ship metaphor feels just so right to me, somehow. Coupled with the bay it becomes perfect!

I also have a ship poem in me, trying to get out, and this piece reminds me to listen to it again and maybe give it a chance... we'll have to see what happens.
2009-02-17


kath
This made me feel happy and made me cry ... it is beautiful ...
2009-02-17


Phyllis J. Rhodes
This sure floats my boat!!
It is enchanting and one of the best you've written.
bookmarked and applause.
2009-02-17


SandraMarion(Hill)Veinot
wow.
this is marvellous
but then you could of guessed that.
way to go; girl!
2009-02-17

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