Sailboat by David Francis
Sailboat
Man in a sailboat
stretched out like a starfish
controlling the sail
but it starts to fall
and he loses it
flat on the waves
and then a shadow
falls over the beach
with his back bowed
he pulls the ropes
him against the sea
him against the wind
and another shadow falls
and he raises it
no one has noticed
but out of shame
the sun went behind the clouds
now in the distance
closer to the horizon
you see a man
play tug of war
with a sail
and then you see him sail
Biography:
David Francis has produced six
albums of songs, one of poems, and
"Always/Far," a chapbook of lyrics
and drawings. He has written and
directed two films: "Village Folksinger"
(2013) and "Memory Journey" (2018).
His poems and stories have appeared
in a number of journals and anthologies.
www.davidfrancismusic.com
Man in a sailboat
stretched out like a starfish
controlling the sail
but it starts to fall
and he loses it
flat on the waves
and then a shadow
falls over the beach
with his back bowed
he pulls the ropes
him against the sea
him against the wind
and another shadow falls
and he raises it
no one has noticed
but out of shame
the sun went behind the clouds
now in the distance
closer to the horizon
you see a man
play tug of war
with a sail
and then you see him sail
Biography:
David Francis has produced six
albums of songs, one of poems, and
"Always/Far," a chapbook of lyrics
and drawings. He has written and
directed two films: "Village Folksinger"
(2013) and "Memory Journey" (2018).
His poems and stories have appeared
in a number of journals and anthologies.
www.davidfrancismusic.com
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