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August 9, 2010

The Ferry

Filed under: poems — Trefor Davies @ 5:43 am

The boredom of the long ferry journey
hearkens back to another age.
No internet connectivity,
the flicker of the TV glimmers hope
but it is Sky News –
repetition accentuates tedium.

I imagine we are on a spaceflight to Mars but I already only have one hour of laptop battery left. With two years to get there and two years to come back (you would hope we would be spending some time looking round when we arrive) the question of the moment is what to write in my remaining laptop hour?

the condemned man drug free
draws in deeply the sea air,
wonders at wind-born birdsong
and absorbs the sun’s facial caress.
instant relief,
a care free moment that will end;
the lure of the laptop-reconnected.

1 Comment »

  1. Very good .How do you know I have be talking to the ducks. thank you.I like hearing your poems!

    Comment by stella — August 22, 2010 @ 4:54 pm

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