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Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor 
Written by Jennifer Hickok 
The storm has been raging for so long now
Pouring rain, crashing thunder, howling wind
Beating down on this lonely ship
Searching for a place to call home 

There was a time; it seems so long ago
The sun shone brightly in the clear blue sky
Looking up from the bow into forever
A gentle breeze, cotton candy clouds 

But the storm slowly moved in
A few scattered showers and thunderstorms
Days of downpour, flashes of lightning
With shelter so hard to find 

Rainbows still shone, beacons of hope
In the unlikeliest places
Vibrant against a backdrop of gray
A glimpse at the best of times 

As the years passed by
The storms changed, getting worse
Getting better, and fading away
But they’d left their mark 

A vessel is forever changed
When touched that way
And although you can rebuild
The damage has been done 

Horrible storms had been forecast
For the not so distant future
But they wouldn’t hit this ship
Not again, no more damage would be done 

The ship will be protected now
Lost no more, tossed about no longer
Safe in a harbor to forever call home
 

Posted by Melina Danko
Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 1:47 pm
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