Cruel waves beat the shoreline,
washing away the cleansing sand.
A lone vessel tried to steer away, was crushed on the
rocks, left to stand.
It couldn't survive the beating, all alone.
It sat submerged on a barren reef, its hull almost
gone.
A fisherman saw the boat rebuilt it with a loving goal
in mind.
He sanded, polished and the vessel's loveliness began
to unwind.
It was remodeled, the vessel was no longer stranded in
dire.
On the cold clammy rocks, no longer did it retire.
For the fisherman took time to rebuild the boat with
great dedication,
While cruel waves wait to entrap another helpless
vessel in its cruel
location.
Poet Dorothy poetry99@txol.net Copyrighted 2000
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