Dream Boat
Dreams shelved like sail boats
miniaturized, full of dust
wait for retirement
Sail away in dreams
feet propped on desk, boats on sill
life’s out the window
Models made with care
by large hands that paint with love
child’s miniatures
Place boats by window
excite the child when she wakes
new toys to enjoy
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for TLT Week 10
Photo by Charlie Harutaka
Great write. I love this one.
Thank you 🙂
As a lover of boats (paper and otherwise) and the sea, this one found me on the poop deck enjoying a cold beverage on a hot day. Thanks for that 🙂
you’re welcome! Please do tell me what a poop deck is? I have ridden on cruise ships only and they aren’t a good nautical reference, not when you have a novel set on a boat. When your schedule frees up I may need to pick your brain if that’s okay. Google is not the best reference for this.
it’s the aforemost and highest deck of a ship, usually where the cabin is :0 I am on hangouts now if you want to chat. 🙂 🙂
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Thank you! I will try to remember that.
a beautifully made metaphor/simile whatever it is. 😀 Great, as always dear!
Thank you!
my pleasure always!
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Love this–sailing away on your words this afternoon 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
Most welcome 🙂
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Lovely – at least the office boredom was good for something. Fab lines!
Thank you! How did you know I wrote it at work? I was between meetings at the time.
I love the perspective of the dreams being like the boats on the sill…small, collecting dust, waiting until … Brilliant!
Thank you 🙂 That’s how dreams are to me; you have them and set them on a shelf as you work towards them 🙂 They are always in sight.
I love the imagery — powerful! Thanks so much for sharing 😉
You’re welcome 🙂
The second stanza really spoke to the daydreamer in me! This is so lovely!
Thank you! 🙂 it just occurred to me
Dreams are never shelved, they become more stories like four instead of one 3LT☺
🙂 you’re right! My 4 are still shorter than some submissions 🙂 a win all around!
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