Maiden Voyage



She slipped from her trailered cage
into the cool waters of Dutchman’s Creek without a splash
sliding without a sound

Her heavy bottom keeping her stable
amid the obnoxious wakes
created by those less considerate
than she on her maiden voyage  

Waves chased each other to shore
the tide racing the wind to the sea
and back again to caress her sides
her rudder vibrating in delight

The wind held its breath
teasing her new sails
until they lay listless
against the thick steel of her mast

At the moment of her surrender
the air moved gently against her
lifting her bow with the strength
of it’s force against her virgin wing

Salty spray sprang from beneath
the arch of her pointed bow
her release burst forth
the wind full force set her free

About this poem

This poem originated as my friend and I took his new sailboat out on her maiden voyage. The weather was glorious, the company fine and the boat was solid. Nothing better!

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Written on January 07, 2023

Submitted by ami.oferris on January 08, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX XXXX XAXX XXXX BBXX XXXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 760
Words 151
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris lives in Southport, NC. She is a published poet in Cameron Art Museum’s Writers Respond to Art Program and awarded the Certificate of Completion for completing the 2021 - 24 Hour Poetry Marathon. Her poem Wheels was chosen and published in the 2021 - 24 Hour Poetry Marathon Anthology. Her poem The Date has been chosen for publication in the 2022 - 24 Hour Poetry Marathon Anthology. She is a published author in Whisper’s & Echoes, an on-line literary magazine and in 50 Give or Take by Vine Leaves Press for her 50 word stories, Love, The Wedding and The Sleep Doctor. Also in Visual Verse with her poem Mother Earth. Ami is honored to have been published in Spillwords for her poem concerning current events, I Am Not A Man. Ami writes flash fiction, short stories, creative non-fiction and fiction as well as poetry. Her short story, Conversations With My Neighbor is published in Trouble, by Daniel Boone Publishing. Ami received Honorable Mention in Tales from the Moonlit Path 2021 their Halloween Issue, Abandoned Places Halloween Challenge, for her short story, Abandoned Memories. She has been published in Whispers and Echoes as follows - Rat-a-Tat-Tat-Tat - Wednesday 4th May 2022 Early Tulips - Wednesday 11th May 2022 Flying High - Wednesday 18th May 2022 She is currently working on her first action/adventure/paranormal romance novel. Ami is a member of NCWN (North Carolina Writer’s Network) and WFWN (Women’s Fiction Writer’s Network). She is a contributing member of several local writers groups including The Wilmington Write To Publish Group, Heron Clan Poetry, Women Writer’s Group and Living Poetry. Ami is known to her closest friends and relatives as Gypsie. more…

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