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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