Heeding No Siren

a poem about staying the course

I'm right back on course

Heading nowhere at all

No wind in my sails

And planning no landfall

As what never sets out

Is assured not to stall

So I'm staying the course

Going nowhere at all

Heeding no siren's call

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2026 

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

oh man! i think this is beautiful .. i think i will do the same ... at least for today ... nowhere to go .. no plans to sail .. no siren to tempt .. i really like this poem .. such easy, natural, rhyme and rhythm .. not easy to accomplish says i
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ps. i take it the Knave and Jim are one and the same eh!?

[Desert Knave]

Thanks ! Yes, I have posted as the Knave for a couple decades before deciding to sign with my name as well. ~Jim

[Einstein Noodle]

good to know :) ..........