Flying Dutchman

by salamunaDeventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

Mar 2021 711 Views 10 comments

The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman glides on waves.
That image haunts me for many days,
It raises questions
And some quests work
Who is this strange wandering shade ?

Where is his harbor or his port?
Maybe he is reckless?
Maybe not.
Is he not too welcoming?
No, rather silent and strange .
Can he not come back ?
It doesn't matter anyway.
Is he a corvette,
Galleon, caravel or frigate?
Nobody knows it,
But yet I confess
He really exists
As a shade,
Drifting in my dreams

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Posted: Mar 2021

About this poem:

Just 15 minutes of glory to Flying Dutchman ...

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Comments (10)

Mizzy4Navan, Meath IrelandMar 19, 2021

A very fitting tribute to the legendary ghost ship Lily,
It's not just roaming the seas but also
sails around your thoughts.

Thanks for sharing....

Regards Mick.

salamunaOPDeventer, Overijssel NetherlandsMar 19, 2021

Hi Mick! Thank you so much for your understanding and encouraging comment. you are my best supporter here..Lily

online today!

southmiami4321Tampa, Florida USAMar 19, 2021

Being doomed to sail the oceans forever is not a nice picture; your imagery here is delightful to read. There are so many tales and stories not known and you just made me know one of them. I traveled once in a merchant ship from Montreal, Canada to Havana, Cuba. Kind of smuggled out of the states as a child. Turbulent waves that October month on hurricane watch. It was a 30 day trip that I will never forget. Thanks for sharing SM

salamunaOPDeventer, Overijssel NetherlandsMar 19, 2021

oh SM..30 days is a lot ... I can imagine why it was unforgettable for you .. sometimes some people remind me ships ...thank you for your interesting comment. Lily

LaceyQueen21Norwich, Norfolk, England UKMar 19, 2021

Hi salamuna

I was looking too, yet the mist came and the Flying Dutchman disappeared!
This is a Lovely haunting tribute write with thanks for sharing.

salamunaOPDeventer, Overijssel NetherlandsMar 19, 2021

Hi Laceyqueen..yes,indeed.the same is about some people,..they just disappear in the mist .:-) thank you for stopping by.Regards, Lily

Mizzy4Navan, Meath IrelandMar 20, 2021

A Ghostly Seaship wandering,
Has Salamuna pondering,
Its sad location on the waves,
And crewmen laid in ocean graves,
Her fable ends.. not as it seems,
A Dutch man safe in a Dutch girls dreams.

This is a great story Lily...it deserves another run on the first page.

Regards Mick.

salamunaOPDeventer, Overijssel NetherlandsMar 20, 2021

thanks Mick for your wonderful funny verse. you ve got it totally right. A Dutch man only feels safe when he is like an invisible ghost, as soon as he becomes faintly visible, he immediately disappears, dissolves in the hazy cloud of the Internet