Standing Watch
What is there but miles of blue,
With ripples and foamy splashes.
Ocean spray and salty air,
Settling in everywhere.
Cool winter breeze
And dark lonely clouds,
Impound the horizon
When the sun goes down.
Only to be left here to freeze
In the pitch black night.
To count each star
And each boat passing by.


Natalie Adkins(c) 1997
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