They said her sails were tattered, <br />Would rip when by the wind battered. <br />They threw discouragement at her. <br />Best to stay in the harbor. <br /> <br />They said her rigging was frayed, <br />All grizzled and frazzled and flayed; <br />Would part from the stress the wind made. <br />Best to stay in the harbor. <br /> <br />They said her mast was brittle, <br />Would not give even a little; <br />They said it would crack in the middle. <br />Best to stay in the harbor. <br /> <br />They said her hull was encrusted, <br />Said it could never be trusted; <br />Would be on the rocks busted. <br />Best to stay in the harbor. <br /> <br />But she chose her own season to sail, <br />Praying her will would not fail, <br />Committing her vessel so frail <br />To sail away from the harbor. <br /> <br />She drew up her plans in the night, <br />Below decks by lantern light, <br />Knowing full well of the might <br />Of the ocean beyond the harbor. <br /> <br />She heard the night wind moan <br />And heard the ship's timbers groan, <br />And knew she would sail all alone <br />In the morning away from the harbor. <br /> <br />She dreamed she heard cries in the night <br />From a 'V' of wild geese high in flight <br />Through storm clouds and silver moonlight <br />Winging high over the harbor. <br /> <br />The dawn it came windy and gray <br />With wavetops blown into spray; <br />The brisk morning breeze seemed to say, <br />It's time to sail from the harbor. <br /> <br />Then windows of blue opened wide, <br />Seagulls circled and cried, <br />Her sails filled up as with pride, <br />And she sailed away from the harbor. <br /> <br />CODA <br /> <br />She sailed away from, <br />She sailed away from, <br />She sailed away from the harbor. <br /> <br />NISHIT<br /><br />NISHIT KALAVADIA<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/she-sailed-away-from-harbour/
