14. Belem by Peter Humphreysby Belem's
tower they
set their
sails for
virgin lands
as post
by post
they marked
their way
for beauty
bounty gory
by Belem's
tower we
set our
love 'neath
olive tree
by azure
sea as
local men
cast line
on line
to sate
their thirst
for capture
by Belem's
tower I
sit alone
'neath olive
tree my
mind to roam
to futures
past and
present times
to come
by Belem's
tower a
gift you
give of
fossil shell
from limestone
deep cast
forth to
lie on
sandstone
shore
adrift
at sea
no longer
by Belem's
tower we
walk and
talk and
shape
the sea
serenely 07/30/2006 Posted on 07/31/2006 Copyright © 2024 Peter Humphreys
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