More Light
You,
buoyant flashing light buoy
flooded me,
lost,
piercing blanket shrouded sea.
Timbers brushed your cowling.
My course seemed clear.
But,
navigating cautiously, avoiding
shoals, a
leeward sighting fought to find
the light.
Vanished!
Fog damp arms embraced me, while
I,
predestined moth, shred gossamer
wings on
empty brilliance.
©
1998 Ray Ostrander
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