Lets deep-six the baggage
Thrown overboard in the sea
Devoured by the raging storm
Enchanted by those stars
That form an illusion
Of a course we can follow
That so often leads
Into the belly of the whale
Not into that enchantment
Of a bay of dreams
Carved into scrimshaw
In a tribute to tomorrow
Or the dreams of yesterday
That the lonely seaman
Fashioned into a work of art.

Laura R
6-2-03