My whole life I have had creative outlets that have included cooking, writing, photography, sculpture, painting, and jewelry making. I have also written poetry. Some years ago, I used to have an exercise whereby I would wake in the morning, make myself a cup of chai tea, and write a poem or short story in an hour. The subject was always something random that I had experienced the previous day. I have been reflecting on what my creative outlet might be while sailing. One of those outlets might be poetry. Here is my first example, written using the method of Euphony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sovereignty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beneath a vault of ashen gray,
I traverse seas where sorrows sway,
The waves, like murmured elegies,
Sing mournful hymns to hollow seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ocean vast, though infinite,
Enfolds me in its cold remit,
Its cadence speaks in spectral tones,
An anthem wrought for hearts alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mast intones its solemn plea,
A dirge to match the weeping sea,
While zephyrs wail through shrouded spars,
A choir bereft beneath the stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No kin to share the helm\u2019s repose,
No mirth to temper twilight\u2019s throes,
The constellations, distant, mute,
Seem auguries of dissolute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I trace the arc of boundless brine,
A threshold veiled, a fading line,
Its whispers tease with faint allure,
Yet offer naught that feels secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here, adrift in solitude\u2019s keep,
Where shadows gather, silence weeps,
I find, though bound by sorrow\u2019s plea,
A desolate kind of sovereignty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My whole life I have had creative outlets that have included cooking, writing, photography, sculpture, painting, and jewelry making. I have also written poetry. Some years ago, I used to have an exercise whereby I would wake in the morning, make myself a cup of chai tea, and write a poem or short story in … <\/p>\n