Thursday, April 30, 2009

poem


The Boat

Based on this painting by John Tunley

The tranquil water illustrates

The passing of a storm

The boat tells its story

The journey life’s sojourn

The picture is of stillness

The ocean calm serene

The clouds they look over

The sea that has no end

The boat is not perfect

The hull in need of work

The boat it seeks calm waters

The sand its final rest

The boat is at its journeys end

The boat has had its day

The boat seeks its place in heaven

The boat no longer sways

The people who have rowed her

The journey has an end

The resting place is near the shore

The waves they come and end

The boat will sail in heaven

The people will row on

The horizon meets the sunset

The work of God is done


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