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

Comments

28 responses to “Adrift”

  1. Yvonne Osborne Avatar

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

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you so much Yvonne! 😊

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  2. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

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

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  3. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    This sounds so lovely… like a dream

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  4. ByteSizedStudio Avatar

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

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you most kindly! 🙏

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  5. Hammad Rais Avatar

    Very lovely, Ami 🙂

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you so much Hammad! 🙏

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  6. dorahak Avatar

    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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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you so very much! 😊

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  7. sanaarizvi Avatar
    sanaarizvi

    This is absolutely splendid! 💘💘

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  8. Linda Lee Lyberg Avatar

    This is so peaceful. Lovely!

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you so much Linda! 🙏

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  9. poetisatinta Avatar

    Found this such a calming piece ❤

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Very gladdened to hear this. Thank you!! 🙏

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  10. Sadje Avatar

    Beautiful poem Ami.

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you so much Sadje! 😊

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      1. Sadje Avatar

        You’re welcome my friend

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  11. paeansunplugged Avatar

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

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Yes. Sometimes! Thank you. 😊

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  12. rothpoetry Avatar

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

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      1. rothpoetry Avatar

        You are welcome!

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  13. Rob Kistner Avatar
    Rob Kistner

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

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