Poem: Sailing to the Horizon

by Claudia Bishop

The salt sea air was thick and warm,

Seagulls shouted overhead,

The crisp blue sky was beaming bright

The teal blue water glistened in the sun

We boarded the rib all together

And in time we were off and away

Sailing out as far as we could

Into the Solent happily.

The engine started

The sea straight ahead

The wind in our face

The sound of the gust in my ears

My hair flying up

I couldn't of been happier.

We reached the Isle of Wight

The engine ground to a halt

Steadily we stood at the friend of the rocking rib

Gaining our balance

Ready to jump

3,2,1

I hit the sea like fish going home

The days I look back on happily

When I could swim in the sea freely

I was a mermaid

The sea was my home

No cares in the world

Sailing to the horizon