Tag Archives: boats

SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO

Oh well, back from the fleshpots of Surfugal.

Roll on next March.

A MEMORY

Sometimes I stand and look at the stars: I’m in the past.
It’s night, and I’m on watch.
The autopilot is steering the boat.
I’m in the middle of the Bay of Biscay.
I look around for lights …. a fisherman, a bright ferry, a vessel restricted in it’s ability to manoeuvre;
There are none.
I watch the stars and listen [...]

NAUTICAL ……. BUT NICE

I decided to amuse myself the other day by substituting the word ‘bowel’ for ‘boat’ as Lo, she is a terrible Goddess was describing the scene from the balcony down here in the South of Surfugal.
“Oh look at that little boat – it’s very pretty.”
I suppressed a smile.
“There are a lot of boats out there [...]

A SERIOUS SUNDAY – as requested

MERRILY MERRILY

I float down stream and watch the view
Quite content, it’s what I do
Most of the time the way is smooth
The light, the people, tend to soothe
There are occasions naturally
When rapids could quite drastically
Upset the boat and cause disruption
Sad disaster and corruption
The secret is to get a grip
To not fall in the water’s rip
Very soon [...]