I am not yet done

I am not done PROCESSING but my indomitable spirit kicks against the pricks of painful memory so I make new laughing living loving ones.

The next poem is after John Masefield’s wonderful poem “I must go down to the sea again.” It was triggered by the new film release Star Trek, which I THOUGHT WAS WONDERFUL. But long ago in a galaxy far, far away, Captain Kirk recited a portion of the poem and I had memorized it in, oh, fifth grade, when I was just getting the hang of reading. I wish more time was spent on poetry in elementary school. It’s natural rhythms resonate with the natural rhythms of childhood.

I Must Go Down: CarolAnn, June 10, 2009, Jaffrey, NH

(After John Masefield, only shorter.]

I must go off
To sleep tonight
To dreams in which
I sigh.
And all I ask
Is a comforter and
A teddy bear nearby.

I must go off
To dream this night
To snuggle midst
The fleece;
To hug my love
And count the stars
And drift on seas of green.

I must go off
To cruise the thoughts
Of heart and
Mind and light;
And all I ask
Is a dream of love
And a new dawn
Breaking bright.