Sailing the Waters of the Unknown
The sailboat starts sailing,
slowly swimming through the currents
of the shifting sea’s intents.
The captain looks into the distance,
peering from his stance farther than most,
searching for that fabled golden coast.
A cold, northern night falls,
and the new nightmare begins
with water that are salted with sin.
Taking charge, the captain yells
to his nonexistent crew
as Hell’s inhabitants file through.
Long weeks of water and waves
grow heavy on an already wounded mind
has led the captain to these sights in kind
Now this storm has come,
and there is no map to follow
to show where the deadly sea won’t swallow.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXXAA XXXXBB XCCXDD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 605 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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