A Rudderless Dance
Atop the vagrant waters bouncing from one wave to another peering through the telescope, no shore in sight, his limbs are quivering his throat is parched. The amber sky is coercing him to give into slumber, roam about in grasslands and pools, breathe in the cool, crisp air and shun the rest. The topsails are a mess of tangled ropes and flapping canvas, the sea is topsy-turvy and the floor is creaking. Suddenly a gush of wind breaks his stupor, his gaze falls upon a grove, he is skeptical that he is imagining it and rubs his eyes. Is mother nature playing with him once again, is the universe making him dance to its tunes, what's beyond the tree line he ponders. Ecstatically he tries to maneuver, oblivious to ship to shore distance, he is ready to plunge if the ship won't move. What if theres no pool, no puddle or no water fall to quench his thirst? Should he gamble? his emotions are taking control and the heart has its reasons. He is craving to touch the land and sink his feet i...