with much gratitude to our new editor, Adrian Glasgow




The Ship of Poets

We gathered upon the ship of poets
Sailing in softly peaceful seas
With a captain at the helm
We were as content as we could be

Then came the stormy clouds and waves
The captain no longer around
We the crew of poets grew weary
As the ship was going down

The turbulent sea was deadly
And some began to leave
They jumped into the madness
And others stayed and heaved

On and on we battled hard
And wrote of our discontent
While clinging to each other
We begin to slip and vent

The S.O.S. was being signaled
And some offered their willing hands
But nothing seemed to help us
'til there came one poetic man

He rose above the chaos
And looked at the sails torn
He guided the ship of poets
To find their way through the storm

With the heart of a bard
And the soul of one who cares
He took the helm with strength
And sailed us to weather fair

And now we as his shipmates
Must do what needs to be done
To help this man of conviction
Sail us on into the rising sun.





Poetry by Kathy Lockhart
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Written on 2008-08-22 at 00:00

Tags Poets  Ships  Storms 

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Damon
This is great Kathy. I never would have left if we had a captain that cared in the first place. Good for you and for Adrian for rescuing the site and saving it for all of us.

Damon
2008-09-04


Dan Cederholm
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FAR OUT . . . this text is fantastic!
You have a drive in your words . . .
like a golf player on the fairway when
you hit the ball . . . there it goes . . .
long, long away . . . Far out . . .
hits the green and you do it so well!
BRAVO Kathy I love this text!!!

*APPLAUSES and BOKMARKED*

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2008-08-23


Amna Ehsan
this is a poem reflecting your humbleness love and equity towards "ALL" i hope peolpe understand this..
a fervent welcome to the new editor on behalf of the whole crew.
thank you for welcoming on our behalf.
Love Amna.
2008-08-23



I can't but applaud both you and him!!!!
2008-08-22


Zoya Zaidi
Hi, Kathy,
Nice to know we have a new editor and such a competent one too.
Nice to come back after a long time, to know the boats on Poetbay are smooth sailing again.
(((Hugs to you and every one)))
My best wishes and welcome to the new editor!
Love,
2008-08-22


WildGoose
This is a lovely tribute to our new editor, with beautiful imagery and feeling. Thank you for sharing this with us. : )

And I for one would like to offer a hearty huzzah for our new captain!
2008-08-22


Phyllis J. Rhodes
This is just brilliant and wonderful and great and says everything we all want to say. I love that you've put us on a ship, so many possibilities there. Great work, once again!
2008-08-22



Well of course Kathy!lol What else do shipmates do but support the captain ad each other? Loved this. Ade is our Captain Jack Poetic Arrow for sure.....smiling gleefully, having had a hearty feast tonight!lol Tai
2008-08-22