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3/11 Poem of the Month

                                            Skipper/Scupper

I thought they said I could assist the Skipper,

What an opportunity: to be right there in the pilot house,

Maybe I could man the wheel; help navigate the voyage….

Then I was taken to the scuppers; they gave me a mop and a poncho…

Seems that a few letters had changed my life…

Skipper/scupper; had I known I may have said no.

Swab the deck in the cold cold rain, out there in the elements,

There is no glory there… with the scuppers,

Then I thought: I’m still on the boat…

I will arrive when the skipper arrives,

So really; it is all a matter of perspective…

If you’re on the boat… that seems to be the important part…

 

                                           Joseph James

                                                       5-11-09                ©From 'O the Elms'