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Charbonneau's Poetry
Corner
8/12/03
Blaine Parks
Inspired
by Gene Thorne's rhyme about our website, I thought it time that I shed my
masculine, high testosterone image and share two of my own poems with
you. I have been writing poetry since I was young, but never really
shared in large groups. They were my personal thoughts and something
that I infinitely enjoyed, regardless of what other's may have
thought. So in that vein, I have reprinted two poems related to
Charbonneau. The first was written in 1993 as a part of my courtship
with Janet. The second was completed on an airplane napkin as I flew
home from a business trip in 1997. Janet and I would be closing on
our first boat in the coming weekend and I felt that every boat should
have a ship's poem. So, take your chances to laugh at my work
or enjoy my more sensitive side -- just don't tell anyone that I write
poetry! :-)
Pictures
by Blaine Parks (1993)
Moonlit walks on ocean
sands;
Shadowed silhouettes holding hands;
The moon is full, the tide is high;
The silhouettes stop, kiss, and sigh;
Their feet are bare, wet to the knee;
One silhouette's you, the other me.
Dancing flames rise
and fall;
Shadows dance across the walls;
The fire's warm, the night so cold;
Two lovers cuddle, talk, and hold;
Their bodies nude, filled with desire;
That's you and I laid by the fire.
The sun chases night
into the dawn;
The starlit sky has come and gone;
A waking couple, nestled in the grass;
Watched the moon, the stars, and darkness pass;
The sun kisses the morning and licks the dew;
That's you with me, and me with you.
Colorful sails
filled with tropical air;
All hands are busy, no time to spare;
Alas they arrive, alone in the protected bay;
Pop the champagne, toast, celebrate the day;
Later on deck, making love to the moon;
We are the crew, drunk as a loon.
Stars in the sky and
snow on the ground;
Nothing is moving, silence, no sound;
Fade to the cabin alone in the hills;
Out from the windows, dancing light spills;
Next to the fire, oblivious to all;
Our bodies entwined, hips rise and then fall.
These are my
pictures of time spent with you;
Some that we've done and some that we'll do;
You brighten my days and bring warmth to my heart;
Just think of the future with such a glorious start;
From the heart of Blaine Parks, I want you to know;
Today and tomorrow, I will love you Charbo.
Charbonneau -A
Ship's Poem
by Blaine Parks (1997)
Her name may perplex you
and appear difficult to say
Yet, read on my friend
and hear me this day
Her name is quite fitting
this I will show
But first, where are my manners
welcome aboard Charbonneau
She carries my
dreams
with each adventure embarked
Just as her namesake was there
with those great explorers, Lewis and Clark
Her name also has meaning
when divided in two
"Sparkling water"
is what she'd tell you
Charbonneau cradles
me safely
with a compass so true
Expanding our horizons
over oceans of blue
She feeds my desire
my spirit, my life
Yes, I speak of this fine vessel
but also of my wife
Alas, I have
deceived you
with this mariner's rhyme
But I'm sure you'll forgive me
all in due time
So, let's have a rum punch
and talk of the sea
May God bless you all
as He's doubly blessed me.
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