We’ll buy a boat,
he promised,
spend our days adrift
on a sea of possibilities.
So, she waited,
tethered her hopes
with ropes of whimsy
to a future with sails.
But years passed and
time revealed that words
hold no water, and lies
are no vessel for love.
Now, she contemplates
oceans, photographs
sailboats, docked –
possibilities set aside.
the grief of possibility and unrealised dreams, so achingly portrayed.
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Thank you.
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Pleasure VJ
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Lies are no vessel for love…or trust, or anything that matters. Wistful and true. (K)
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Thanks K!
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Love this, V.J. Seems someone’s dreams were rocked by a boat unseaworthy.
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You said it! Thanks Eugenia.
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😉
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Oh dear V.J. sounds like a magical mystery tour, on dry imaginary seas…….
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“dry imaginary seas” is a good description. Thanks Ivor.
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Loved this. Too bad she didn’t pull anchor and set sail on her own…
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Yes…that would have been a good solution. She didn’t know she could.
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Yup, hindsight is everything, sometimes.
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Sure is…lol.
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This is so heartbreaking, it was painful to read. Words fail me.
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Thanks Liz. Former marriage. Life is different now – still those years lost haunt.
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I’m relieved to hear it was a former marriage.
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Still good fodder for writing, lol.
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Oh my goodness, that was good. Love all the nautical wordplay.
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Thanks so much, Susanne!
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“lies are no vessel for love.” Nice!
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Thanks Betty. They most certainly are not.
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Maybe he didn’t want to be the little man in the boat?
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He did not!
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Google that phrase, it will make your day.
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You can likely hear me laughing! Good one. Did make my day.
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oh I like this lots VJ.
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Thanks Colin!
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This really captures the reality of dreams that change over time. ☺️
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Yes…sometimes called compromise, lol.
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Excellent “docked- possibilities set aside”
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Thank you.
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Awesome! ❤ really nice!
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Thanks!
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