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“A Life”
Everything has lead to this, This moment, this lonely place, between Bermuda and Antigua. What great moment is next, And where will it lead? All of these relative situations, influences and choices Have added up to a collection. One’s Life.
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“A Sailor’s Life for We”
And it’s a sailor’s life for we, Loaded and clear from the Port of yesterday, Onward, To the port of some tomorrows Alive and free.
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“Atlantic Crossing”
Cruising fifteen knots from Casa Blanc to the Canaries, slow like flying DC three’s, Flying away singing like a canary leaving home. I’ve checked the chart, the log, and the weather. Dropping trails as the watch officer I tell. That … Continue reading →
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Tagged boats, fatigue, hurricane vince, navigation, sailing, seasickness, trans-atlantic
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“Atlantic Crossing on Not to be Mentioned”
Jellyfish highway and dolphins. Shuddering, slamming, shaking us from our sleep The sea tells secrets where they be Put in a place, along this trace. Circles, straight lines, and triangles navigate. Never late, Never Borred. Time will tell the size … Continue reading →
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Tagged abyss, boats, crossing, fear, food and drink, mediterranean, navigation, sailing, sea creatures, trans-atlantic
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“Cape Verde Abyssal Plain”
Cape Verde Abyssal Plain. Just a plain name, but has so many depths. One thousand five hundred and fifty miles from land, Man, And, Battles are being waged amongst the clouds. Etching circles in the sea, sending waves to you … Continue reading →
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Tagged abyss, boats, cape verde abyssal plain, fossil fuel, navigation, ocean, trench
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“Did You Hear That”
Now I sleep alone, along the bow, near the forepeak, and all of the insignificant noises have added up against me to push the craze. I lie awake, hearing water slosh inside of bottles, knowing there are hundreds of them … Continue reading →
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Tagged boats, crossing, fatigue, insomnia, longitudinal stress, navigation, ocean, seasickness, sounding, trans-atlantic, transverse stress, underway
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“Got Radar”
The horizon was lost for the swell, the wave, the wall of water before me, and the clouds started moving in on the moon. Then it all started to fall apart, as the local magnetic anomaly’s dragging me to Mars. … Continue reading →
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Tagged boats, celestial navigation, frequencies, horizon, lost, magnetic anomaly, moon, navigation, phantom target, radar, stars, swell
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“Moon Scape”
The big bright side of the lunar cycle sees over the seas before our eyes not so far away in the sky-throughout the day and night – we observe with a twinkle in our minds and a flutter in our … Continue reading →
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“The Lookout I Keep”
M/Y Felina St Lucia to Martinique to Antigua to Bermuda to Rhode Island. Surrounded by squalls and listening to “The Wall” Free fresh water rinses off the salt Aldon, Bob, and Steve sleep, The lookout I keep.
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“The Mid-Night”
New Moon to Bermuda Midnight to three, You sleep. Yes, I’m up look’n at the sea. The midnight rider. No sun, no moon, No room for the lite. I ride the midnight, Searching for signs of life, Dancing amongst squalls … Continue reading →
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