Saturday, August 27, 2011

I Bought A BOAT !!



I bought a little boat and it’s trying to stay afloat
But there’s a hole in the blunt end (it’s not a boat of note!)
The salesman said it had a sail but it just sailed away
And the rudder fell off when we hit a little wave.

I still had an oar an hour ago or more
But it slipped through a hole I never saw before
So now I’ve got my foot inside that ever widening hole
I’m bobbing along the coast, I hope it knows its own way home.

I’m not worried though I don’t have a sail
If I’m lucky I can latch onto a passing whale
Whatever happens I won’t be down in the mouth
For the wind is blowing east, though the current’s flowing south.

Well, I don’t know what happened but I’ve water in my mouth
Though the wind is blowing east and the current’s flowing south
I would stand on the bridge and salute as Captains do
When their boat goes down, but my bridge has gone too!


Gurgle, gurgle!!

Wyn Barratt.

2 comments:

Linda said...

Hi, I'm visiting you from 2 Encourage blog. Love your poetry!

Linda

wyn said...

Hi Linda,

Thank you for the visit, I have just been to see yours. I love how you set up the 101 part and the delicate colours!
I shall return again,
Wyn.
P.S. I was just pulling our Pastor's leg as he wants to purchase a boat!!