For years
they sailed
the stormy seas
of matrimony
like two ships
that pass in the night.
Nothing in common…
but children.
A Flying Dutchman,
empty and lost,
searching for a port.
Any port in the storm.
Ida Werrett
Added: on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 6:58 pm | Viewed: 59 times, 2 so far today | Comments (1)
A very sad poem, Ida—”Nothing in common/but children.” I can understand the allusion to Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman.” The story music makes me relate to the notion of “Any port in a storm.”
Art
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Poet:Ida Werrett Poem:Lost At Sea Viewed: 59 times, 2 so far today Added: on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
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November 3rd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
A very sad poem, Ida—”Nothing in common/but children.” I can understand the allusion to Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman.” The story music makes me relate to the notion of “Any port in a storm.”
Art