quietly i faced the dream
that tortured me for years
and found that it wasn’t
a frightening monster
or deadly foe turns out it was always
a true blue friend
offering me prosperity
and the peace
I sailed in.
The sun warmed the nape of my neck
and lit the sea and sky
that blended into a background
of high steep cliffs on three sides closer to the shore
double strings of fish
strung by th