Dry Hulls Don't Float Poem by Sailing to windward

Sailing to windward

Sailing to windward

52° 27' N / 9° 41' E
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Sailing to windward
52° 27' N / 9° 41' E
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Dry Hulls Don't Float



I'll voyage through life with a carefree air
Safe harbours I pass, or leave, to dare;
to invite and incite each sun's grace
to warm my blood and line my face,
Choosing life's head winds and challenging squalls,
in preference always, to safe harbour walls

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Topic(s) of this poem: courage
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Reposted and now dedicated to my shipmate Malc who was murdered by pirates in Thailand on Monday 24th March 2009.Only a month before he died Malc had insisted I write this poem into his ship's log.....
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Sailing to windward

Sailing to windward

52° 27' N / 9° 41' E
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Sailing to windward
52° 27' N / 9° 41' E
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