when warmer air stirs sweet memories on
those youthful days when he sailed waves of sea
feeling of freedom worth dreaming upon
he watched the sky in experienced way
and listened for foghorn’s woeful low sound
to safely guide ship back into the bay
love of the sea understood beyond speech
lives on after old sailor’s laid to rest
like signal of lighthouse on rocky beach
Laura Bloomsbury challenges us to write three tercets in pentameter (optional) with set rhyme scheme. Linking to dVerse Poets…
a poem in my pocket 
May 15, 2020 @ 07:05:02
Awhh this is wonderfully written.
May 16, 2020 @ 06:35:38
Thank you so much, Upashna!
Apr 08, 2020 @ 01:35:27
Amazing💯💯
Apr 08, 2020 @ 23:41:21
Thank you for reading 🙂
Mar 18, 2020 @ 18:48:37
I especially like the concluding stanza. (K)
Mar 18, 2020 @ 20:27:28
thanks, K 🙂
Mar 18, 2020 @ 16:06:20
To be a retired mariner must sometimes feel like being marooned
Mar 18, 2020 @ 16:42:28
yes, I think so…always that longing to set sail
Mar 18, 2020 @ 10:38:55
Beautifully describes a true man of the sea. Bravo
Mar 18, 2020 @ 11:50:39
Glad you liked it, Bev.
Mar 18, 2020 @ 06:05:14
I love the introduction of a mariner into this sea tale tercet – especially this line:”he watched the sky in experienced way”
you made good use of the rhyme sets Lynn & many thanks for joining the prompt
Mar 18, 2020 @ 10:02:22
He appeared and took over the whole scene…thanks for the challenge!
Mar 18, 2020 @ 10:29:51
it’s handy when that happens! – glad you were able to join in
Mar 18, 2020 @ 02:55:21
I love that ending. Your use of ocean imagery works really well, keeps the poem tight and together.
Mar 18, 2020 @ 10:03:10
Thanks, Sarah!
Mar 18, 2020 @ 01:09:23
A nostalgic feeling.
Mar 18, 2020 @ 10:04:05
Thanks for reading, Vandana 🙂
Mar 17, 2020 @ 20:40:03
I like the thought of dreaming upon those waves of sea.
Mar 18, 2020 @ 10:04:50
Me too 🙂
Mar 17, 2020 @ 18:38:24
I really feel, out here on the trail, that i went down to the sea. You weaved a great feel to the verses. I could smell the kelp, see the barnacles.
Mar 17, 2020 @ 19:45:05
Thanks for your comment, Glenn!
Mar 17, 2020 @ 18:09:44
You weave the end-rhymes perfectly into your tale.
Mar 17, 2020 @ 19:45:54
Thanks…it took several edits to make it feel effortless 😉