Sailors' Dream
My first sonnet (written when I was a 4th grader)
Saltwater batters the crag with great force
Knowing of danger men set out to sea
They started their journey bearing due north
Their voyage risky as any could be
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Murky, deep waters could steal a man’s soul
Many a vessel’s been swallowed by waves
A hard life to hack, adrift in the cold
So many men lost to bottomless graves
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Sailors who ventured for glory survived
In tales of excitement, treasures unearthed
Poseidon conjured the tempest: “Arise!”
Claimed, for the taking, great men from their berth
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Legend portends that the sailors were wrong
But who are we to judge those who are gone?
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Copyright © 03/02/2024 by Christy Munson. All rights reserved.
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Author's note: I did not know it at the time, but 9-year-old me was channeling a very popular tune from my childhood, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Many of you likely remember it too. I can only hope my sonnet honors the song, the true story behind it, and the families and friends affected to this day by the losses.
Shout out to Gordon Lightfoot. And a moment of silence for the 29 sailors lost in the wreck.
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Comments (2)
Better than mine!
Reminds me of the Andrea Gail. So sad. Yet, you captured it so beautifully.