Old Friends

Old Friends Adrift upon the ocean’s torrent waves two friends feel the gist of the Neptune’s knaves they feel impending danger while deluged the mate seeks the trawler’s bow for refuge the trawler capsized near the maelstrom’s spur that reeks its havoc while the dinghy stirs behold a sight of shoreline could be seen the closeness of land will be more serene the ballast of the boat will rest ashore the dinghy attached will be its close kin and there they will remain forever more to conger up tales the mate had inured the mate has survived to withstand the strife a lasting symbol throughout his life Choices Poetry Contest Sponsored by Sara Kendrick May 15, 2019 #1