This Poem was Submitted By: Kevin R Shackley On Date: 2001-11-02 17:32:43 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

To Listen to Music While Reading this Poem, just Click Here!

Click Here To add this poem to your "Voting Possibilities" list!


Night Watch

Night Watch, Commander of the Sea, took a shotgun shell from the pocket of his shirt.  In the distance the moon, Commander of the Star Brigade.  Adorned with a star his shirt sleeve covered his watch. The moon, reflected in the sea, swam into the distance. Before dropping his shotgun shell he sang, “Me Shell, my belle.”  A five star general, with too much distance between his night watch and his Michelle.  Separated by the sea, under the same bright moon. Never forgetting her or the moon, he lunged for the shell he dropped, that rolled into the sea. Water splashed like the shooting star he loved to watch, streaking in the distance. A speckled star in the distance, like the moon, seemed saddened to watch cigarettes gather in the scallop shell; his ashtray. Once a proud, reeling star of combat, his reminder entombed by the sea. The salty sweetness of a sea breeze, spanned the distance to the nearest star, who twinkled to salute the moon. Like the drowning of his shotgun shell, all he could do was watch. Night Watch. Into the sea he dropped his shell. In the distance, a star cries with the moon.

Copyright © November 2001 Kevin R Shackley

Additional Notes:
In case anyone didn't know, this was written as a sestina, something that follows a very strict format and that I find very difficult to do. If you've never tried to write one, you should try. The challenge begs the writer to break down barriers and discover new things!


Sorry, there are no critiques for this poem in our system... If the poem is older, the critiques have been purged! Poetry Contests Online at The Poetic Link

Click HERE to return to ThePoeticLink.com Database Page!