Beatitude

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Peter Notehelfer

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Blessed be
they who with
eyes on the horizon
set out past sight of landfall
The sea she is a cranky mistress
her compass free spinning
when passing ruins
of ship`wreck
treasures

And Woe
to any sailor
who turns when seeing
a mermaid upon her rock
singing through glistening lips
songs to melt Ahab’s heart
None ever returns from
Davy’s Locker
to tell it

“And I never started to plow in my life
That some one did not stop in the road
And take me away to a dance or picnic” ~ Edgar Lee Masters

About Peter Notehelfer

I'm a retired people person who now finds the time to watch the little details of the world without worrying about being watched by anyone . . . I live on an Island north of Seattle with my wife named Ellen, a yellow dog named McGee, a yellow cat named Gatzby, and four fine chickens . . . I read fiction, bake bread, smoke salmon, and fish whenever the weather allows . . . Oh, and yes, I try to write a poem every day simply to avoid senility!

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4 Responses to Beatitude

Maureen says:

August 25, 2015 at 11:26 pm

‘No man, having put his hand to the plough, and turning back, is fit for the Kingdom of God’. Keep looking ahead, and writing your great poetry

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- Peter Notehelfer says:
  
  August 26, 2015 at 3:08 am
  
  Thank you for the wisdom . . .
  
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  - Maureen says:
    
    August 26, 2015 at 7:30 am
    
    straight from the Bible
    
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Paul F. Lenzi says:

August 26, 2015 at 3:44 am

no need to turn if one equips the cockpit with a rear view mirror

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