Sail Poem by Charles Darnell

Sail

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The spray hits you in the face.
The swells bring the distended belly
Quickly up then settles with a greenish hiss,
Another and another.

You wonder where the long-winged birds
Light for rest.

All is water, all around,
You look out to the horizon
Your only constant
A setting sun

Night creeping up your back
You dare not turn
To see its grin.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I wrote this will participating in a poetry workshop at the Georgetown Poetry Festival in Georgetown, Texas. The workshop was conducted by Ann McCrady and dealt with Poetry of Place.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Charles Darnell 02 July 2016

Well, not when it's stormy surely. Anyway, pretty funny retort, Bri.

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Bri Edwards 01 July 2016

most or all of those birds can float on the water, dummy. i mean friend! and i mean and still live and fly again! ! ! bri ;) Night is creeping up your back; too bad a backbone you do lack. If you had one, you might churn, and punch the Sun, though it might burn... YOU! Come back, Sun! you might call out, sticking out your chest and looking stout. Go f yourself the Sun might reply. :) bri THAT'S when you punch Sun in its eye! !

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Lorraine Colon 07 October 2013

Very nice. I could almost feel the spray and see the birds in flight.

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Charles Darnell

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St Martinsville, Louisiana
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