Sailing Venus (poem)

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Sailing Venus

by Jean Flournoy

Venus, my memories of you will always last

Loved from strong haul to stern mast

So sleek, so swift, so exceedingly fast.

At first I didn't understand you

I just didn't know how

Until I watched as the sea made way for your bow.

You sail at one with the wind and the sea

And I can't think of anywhere else I would rather be.

I vision your sail's kissing the ocean blue

And I am filled with the words

"Venus, I love you.

Even though we are thousands of miles apart

I'll sail you Venus within my heart

You outlived my father

And probably me too

But together we will always be

Blue to blue.