
Adrift with me
on a sea of complicated emotions
it’s uncharted territory
We’ve heard there are dangers ahead
we’ve seen the maps
the written messages people have left
warnings of firedrakes and destruction
Yet we forge on
keeping faith in each other
despite the chance of wreckage and ruin
As we sail into the unknown
it’s likely there’ll be dragons
but with the fire we hold inside our hearts
we’ll fight fire with fire
until the very end
Life’s journeys are fraught with dangers and unknowns, never more so than in relationships.
Fun fact: Between the 10th and 17th centuries the presence of mythical creatures on maps indicated unexplored or dangerous areas. There’s a common misconception that the phrase ‘here be dragons’ was also used, but this is untrue. The inscription, ‘Here Be Dragons’ isn’t found on maps, simply one globe, the Ostrich Egg Globe.

I love this one Bree
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Oh thank you so much Lorraine 💜💜💜 I am thrilled to hear it!
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❤️
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your triangle
bushy
or shorn
bebbe
sound the horn
the woman
is alien
and y to ma x
hex
vex
i want you too~
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What a beautiful poem…I’m like “oh wow” when I read your fine lines of fire…I love the depth…”As we sail into the unknown”…Keep expressing & shining, Bree 💫
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Thank you Navin! I will keep expressing as long as I can 🙂
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It’s my pleasure, Bree…sounds great 💫
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I love the association you create between fire, heart, and connection. Is gorgeous, Bree. 💙
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Why thank you Jeff 😊 That makes my creative heart very happy 💜
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I’m so glad this is so. 💜 You’re always welcome, Bree. ☺️
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Beautiful poem! Thank you ☺🌹
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Oh I am glad to hear you thought so Priti 💜
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☺💖🌹💓You are welcome. God bless you ☺🙂🌹
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Really enjoyed the writing and message. Also learned something (I am hoping ‘the ostrich egg globe’ knowledge will serve me well in a pub quiz at some point). 🙂
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Haha, glad to hear it Tom. I am useless at trivia and probably wouldn’t remember this off to top of my head 🤣 I’d be that annoying person saying ‘I know this one… It’s something with a globe and an egg’
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Oops, my comment had disappeared. The analogy is wonderful Bree. The last stanza is amazing. The choice of words and the placement of the stanza is brilliant.
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Naww, thanks Vignesh 🙂
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Oh right. You are welcome 🙂
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ahhh, love the flow, the expressions and everything!!💜
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Thank you for your kind words Akshita, you are always so encouraging 💜
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indeed, there will be dragons!!! 😄
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