A Clear Blue Sky Poem by Deanna Samuels

Sitting, nay, lounging on Deck 10 on an at sea day of Zuiderdam
There was nothing to do but rest and look around
The day was hot as ship sailed south east upon the Caribbean
Peering out from sun protected niche through clean glass panes
The ocean was blue as sparkling sapphires with slight swell
Gentle white horses rode atop the modest waves
Above and beyond, the sky was an azure blue and cloudless
Stretching to the horizon of the expanse of the distant sea
Nothing in the air to mar the unbroken deep blue hue
Not a gull, a plane or even a far ocean liner's funnel
Only the gentle rumble of the ship's engine broke the silence
Save the swishing of the hull swiftly cutting through the water
At present, the ship completely alone in this enormous ocean
Under the vast cover of a perfectly cloudless clear blue sky

Written on The Zuiderdam on cruise in Caribbean - 19th January 2017