I saw a sailboat on the shelf <br />A beauty to behold <br />How could I get it for myself <br />Inspiring dreams untold <br /> <br />The sales clerk said it was a prop <br />And was not up for sale <br />Suggesting I should browse and shop <br />Perhaps for cheese or ale <br /> <br />Still gazing on that wondrous shelf <br />Above goods to be sold <br />I wondered if a magic elf <br />Would give it me to hold <br /> <br />Much later in my living room <br />Still thinking of that ship <br />I thought how my life had assumed <br />A neat, lethargic trip <br /> <br />No longer do I seek that toy <br />Too late for games to play <br />A ship must sail and man with joy <br />Walk, sing, and seize the day.<br /><br />Liilia Talts Morrison<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-ship-is-meant-for-sailing/
