By Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
Written in response to dVerse Poets Pub – Open 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
Gypsie’s Wonderful World of Words 
I love your last stanza, drifting with the current on a quiet sail. I’m there!
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Thank you so much Yvonne! 😊
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Thank you Björn – This one holds special meaning to me. 😊
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This sounds so lovely… like a dream
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“….only the current knows my course.” Loved this line especially.
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Thank you most kindly! 🙏
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Very lovely, Ami 🙂
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Thank you so much Hammad! 🙏
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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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Thank you so very much! 😊
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This is absolutely splendid! 💘💘
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Thank you so much! 😊
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This is so peaceful. Lovely!
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Thank you so much Linda! 🙏
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❤️
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Thank you Linda! 🙏
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Found this such a calming piece ❤
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Very gladdened to hear this. Thank you!! 🙏
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Beautiful poem Ami.
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Thank you so much Sadje! 😊
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You’re welcome my friend
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Sometimes it is best to be adrift and watch the stars. Beautiful, Ami.
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Yes. Sometimes! Thank you. 😊
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I really like your poem. Life does feel like that quite often. Drifting with the tide.
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Thank you Dwight! 😊
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You are welcome!
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What a wonderful drifting breath of freedom. So excellent and uplifting. 🙂
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Thank you Rob! 😊
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