This poem was included in the Indigomania anthology published by https://truthserumpress.net/submissions/indigomania/
For you and I,
all things seem possible when we look across blue water
from the solid shore.
Peering towards the horizon,
we conspire towards a thousand buoyant courses.
Imagining a receding shore and a rising tide,
we do not weigh our stamina against the undertow
nor the wind strength against our craft;
we have enough gods
to warrant speculation.
But there are those who stand upon the solid shore
who are already at the end of this world
(and the next)
and our imagined journeys
are their fated drownings.
For them,
as they squint anxiously across the water
imagining a receding shore and a rising tide,
sailing into the blue
seems a truly godless journey.
So they sit watching us,
like hermit crabs,
waiting for us to set out,
assuming we are unlikely to return,
and picturing life inside our empty shells.
and picturing life inside our empty shells.
Six Crooked Highways 
Wonderful
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This really is a good poem, Doug. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Thanks, Roberta.
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This is about dreams, doubt and jealousy to me. Am I close?
It was a very calming piece. Great job making me feel like I’m at the beach looking into the distance. A light breeze surrounds me…
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Dreams and doubts, yes, Goldie, but not so much jealousy. It’s more about the risk-takers vs the fearful and the possibilty that the meek may inherit the earth after all 😉
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As I re-read this, I see the error in my judgment. I went to far in my assumptions. Thank you for clarifying.
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Goldie, the most valuable asset a writer can have is someone who takes the time to read their work and then takes even more time to give feedback. One of the never-ending challenges for writers is whether what they believe they wanted to convey with their writing is resonating with and making sense to their readers. In that sense, a reader can never be wrong in telling another writer what they see and feel. Once again, thank you so much for sending me your thoughts. Regards, Doug.
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I totally agree with you regarding the challenges of writing. We all have different experiences that we use as a prism to view the world (and read). I definitely like to know what I am reading about. Sometimes my interpretation is the exact same as the authors, sometimes they overlap, sometimes they are totally different. As a writer, I long to know what others feel and see. Those discussions can be thought-provoking. Readers can make me see what I have not before. Just fascinating.
Stay golden!
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