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Leap of Faith
At arm's length
from the ocean's jagged teeth
the last of the dolphins disappear
There is only foam
and the sigh of surf
each inrush
a terrible booming breath--
not even a gull
could bob here
The cove beckons,
dark walls
flexing a twisted toe
where waves rush to worship
and then die at the land's feet
Unpicking locks in the air
the sailor's nerve
frets shifts in the wind
manic eye unravelling distance
courting sterner shadows
under all knowing crosses
splintering hungry cliffs
Fingers taught upon the ropes
I'd scrawl a prayer on the chart
if there was time
but I have only the dolphins to trust
and a leap of faith
fashioning my destiny
from this moment
Published 1st Aug 2011
| Edited 28th Mar 2016
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1st Aug 2011 11:30am
but i smiled at
'manic eyes unravelling distance
courting danger's sternest shadow' - for the beauty in 'unravelling distance'
and
'Fingers taught upon the ropes
I'd scrawl a prayer on the chart
if I could
but I have only the dolphins to trust' - gets me deep. love it. [:
'manic eyes unravelling distance
courting danger's sternest shadow' - for the beauty in 'unravelling distance'
and
'Fingers taught upon the ropes
I'd scrawl a prayer on the chart
if I could
but I have only the dolphins to trust' - gets me deep. love it. [:
1st Aug 2011 4:18pm
I think you have to have a bit of salt in your blood to get this properly - but then I'm certain you do, J.
2nd Aug 2011 10:08pm
It's always interesting following your work cause you jump around from something funny and jokey like those last two you put in the erotic section, to something like this which is quite dark and dramatic - it's like you can mould to any theme. I loved that third verse, especially the last lines, it completely turns the way I've always thought of the sea around to another perspective. And i really like how the cliffs become this dark, imposing presence that seems to loom over the whole poem.
3rd Aug 2011 9:20am
What a lovely (and perceptive)comment - thank you Merda.
I guess that's something any writer would be pleased about - being told that they have presented something to a reader in an insightful or different way & invariably it's the best kind of reward.
~Abra(Grateful)Cadabra
I guess that's something any writer would be pleased about - being told that they have presented something to a reader in an insightful or different way & invariably it's the best kind of reward.
~Abra(Grateful)Cadabra
6th Aug 2011 10:06pm
"At arm's length
from the sea's jagged teeth
the last of the dolphins disappear" beautiful opening.
from the sea's jagged teeth
the last of the dolphins disappear" beautiful opening.
7th Aug 2011 8:20am
