Adrift

By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

Photograph © Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris

Written in response to dVerse Poets PubOpen Link Night #325 “And So The Story Goes…”

Alone on a sea
full of life
filled with predation
nurtured by death

Bright fish of orange
red, purple and blue
swim beneath my craft
ignorant of their fate

Deep azure ocean
surrounds me rocks me
taunts me – even the Great White
shark finds its mate in the amass

Drifting with the tide
only the current knows my course
I lay back watching
the stars pass by overhead

28 responses to “Adrift”

  1. I love your last stanza, drifting with the current on a quiet sail. I’m there!

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  2. Thank you Björn – This one holds special meaning to me. 😊

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  3. This sounds so lovely… like a dream

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  4. “….only the current knows my course.” Loved this line especially.

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  5. The ocean “rocks” “taunts” — like life — cradles and frightens at once, doesn’t it? I love that metaphor. Still the current of the poem, unruffled, at peace. Beautifully conveyed, Ami.

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  6. This is absolutely splendid! 💘💘

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  7. This is so peaceful. Lovely!

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  8. Found this such a calming piece ❤

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    1. Very gladdened to hear this. Thank you!! 🙏

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  9. Beautiful poem Ami.

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      1. You’re welcome my friend

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  10. Sometimes it is best to be adrift and watch the stars. Beautiful, Ami.

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  11. I really like your poem. Life does feel like that quite often. Drifting with the tide.

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  12. What a wonderful drifting breath of freedom. So excellent and uplifting. 🙂

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