Like Ahab on Moby Dick

Like Ahab on Moby Dick

A Poem by Butch Decatoria
"

DeepThoughts exude in ways that I cannot explain, a feeling then a word, then a tapestry of the asurd, but it is mine -- creation & sublime...

"

 

Epic… currents in a frozen heart, tales, obsessions

A wrenching, unfreezing this

 

     Molten summits of emotions

     To know one’s own deepness’

One’s own submariner seas

 

How to breathe in it

     Darker trenches / the uncharted

Abysses alien to airy rowan cliffs and breeze

 

The cold of its lacking breath

 

Open sky, song of suns

 

Warmth of flesh & perception,

     Certainties

     Tides

     Symbiosis

From icebergs of inexperience

To thirsts quenched

 

As Droplets

     Borne from glaciers

     Dancing ice,

Adrift

Rinse

 

Worlds, mine

     Like ships in the night

     Silhouettes in passing

Upon romancing

     Skyline starlit moon

 

 

 

For the shadows since

Denied doubtful, falls

     Journeys now I choose to suffer

Thaws all these

 

Fears

 

In winters noose

And from loss of strength

Such hearts

No longer sharing

    Meiosis breaths

    To sail on its truth

Accompanies no one there

 

Now singing sirocco

Aye aye captain

Across the vast places

     Frozen with no names

     And arctic from blame

     Map-less voyages

Ahoy, Sir Loneliness

Ashamed

To Desolation go

 

   A life cage,

If mine

Banished

     On Tundra of time

Stalactites this

 

My unfreezing

By simple choice, sublime

Captain kid again, all mine

 

Joy the light

Truth my life

 

My whale of a ride

Epic

© 2011 Butch Decatoria


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Sailing the high seas never felt so good. I was riding along on a ship in the grip of a cold winter storm. Out to sea and borne of wave and wind. Racked by the tumultuous tide. I felt every wave as it crashed against the hull and every rook, as it rolled the ship further out to sea. What a fantastic piece.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Butch Decatoria

11 Years Ago

Thanks so much for your review.
realmwriter

11 Years Ago

You are very welcome.
" Like ships in the night

Silhouettes in passing

Upon romancing

Skyline starlit moon"

Imagery is wonderful, style is elegant, the ride is epic...Bravo.............




Posted 12 Years Ago


This truly is a poetic imagery, it's dreamlike and reality at the same time....forces you to pay attention and take note of one's own self truths. I couldn't say which stanza I like best, they're all intriguing. This floats....

'In winters noose
And from loss of strength
Such hearts
No longer sharing'

I admire you're formatting skills, I'm not good at that at all, it gives the perfect flow to your words, really enjoyed this, splendid!

Posted 13 Years Ago


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Butch Decatoria

11 Years Ago

A belated thank you so very much

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Butch Decatoria
Butch Decatoria

Las Vegas, NV



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