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Ode to Diana

'Let's flee the slip' Diana said
I long to leave this dreary bed
My mooring lines strain me to tears
By keeping me a prisoner here

I looked at her and she at me
Her frame was tugging to get free
And without second thought or crew
We headed toward the cobalt blue

When out the channel we'd decide
A dangerous sail or leisure ride
But either way a smile would come
Soft heartbeat or adrenaline

Once channel marker we had passed
Her voice exclaimed, 'At last! At last! '
And all and both our deepest needs
Were quenched as she increased her speed

And on this day we were alone
One flesh and blood, one glass that shone
And finally upon the sea
Where I was her and she was me

We entered our combined abode
Too deep to anchor or for rode
And dared Neptune who we had fought
To show us what he's really got

And suddenly before we knew
The ocean pot began to brew
But in our combined voice yelled back
'Go on! Attack, Attack, Attack! '

Foolish? No, we knew our strengths
From years of trials on outer banks
And as a child defies his mother
We charged up waves and went down others

And mast was sword and bow was shield
And she and I, we would not yield
Till Neptune sank into a tune
Of sad defeat behind the moon

The battle won we said Amen
But saddened to go back again
For it was only on the sea
Where she was I and I was she

Written by Sara Fielder © 2011

NOTE: This poem was written about my current sailboat Diana.

poem by Sara Fielder
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