The Bobber

[Pendragon]

The Bobber

The sun is floating like a buoy in the ocean of the sky,
Whitecaps of storm clouds threaten to put out the spark —
Billowing dark waves swirl around like whirlpools way up high,
Mouth opening like the jaws of a great white shark…
The maelstrom closes and mist rises from the sea of clouds,
As if the water really had splashed upon the sun—
It creeps down toward the earth in tangled ragged shrouds,
Like the binding cloths of the Pharaohs come undone…
The sun bobs out from behind the clouds bright and clear,
Peeping with one eye to see if the danger now is past.
The cloud sea makes another effort to make him disappear,
But he dodges any wave that wants to make the sun its mooring mast…
Why is it that after watching the weather move like this—
That my one desire now is to find my rod and reel for fish?

Pendragon
June 1, 2008

[firefangled]

The Bobber

The sun is floating like a buoy in the ocean of the sky,
Whitecaps of storm clouds threaten to put out the spark —
Billowing dark waves swirl around like whirlpools way up high,
Mouth opening like the jaws of a great white shark…
The maelstrom closes and mist rises from the sea of clouds,
As if the water really had splashed upon the sun—
It creeps down toward the earth in tangled ragged shrouds,
Like the binding cloths of the Pharaohs come undone…
The sun bobs out from behind the clouds bright and clear,
Peeping with one eye to see if the danger now is past.
The cloud sea makes another effort to make him disappear,
But he dodges any wave that wants to make the sun its mooring mast…
Why is it that after watching the weather move like this—
That my one desire now is to find my rod and reel for fish?

Pendragon
June 1, 2008

Wonderful, Pen. Fantastic images of clouds!

[ampoule]

I love bobbers so I was drawn to this immediately. I always decorated a Christmas tree for my husband with the red/white bobbers, plastic worms, lures etc. It was so fun.
Anyway, back to your poem. I thought it was going to be more nostalgic but I certainly was not disappointed. I absolutely loved that line about the sun peeping with one eye. It made me think of Popeye. I love Popeye and all seafaring, fishing men, whether they fish or not. ;)

[Pendragon]

Thank you, Fire and Amp! :banana: :wave: