Schooner

David J. Nightingale

March 17, 2005

Inspired by
Sheldon and Jean Van Auken

Alabaster schooner,
sails tipped with ebony,
with mystery,
with longing for the Journey,
sailing seas of cirrus,
free..

Free to follow
cloud-capped, windy waves
wherever they may lead,
into the Undiscovered Country,
beckoning the sailor
to weigh anchor
and discover
the Unknown.


"Undiscovered Country" taken from
Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act III, Scene I.