A Ship With a Sail
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Aajmal Henry
A Ship With a Sail
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
A sail and a rudder and planks and a wheel
I sail the ocean
An ocean so vast
And I wonder and wonder…
How long can this last
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
It moves me forward
Forward without fail
Yet sometimes I wonder
Day by day
If ever forward
Was really the right way
This is the path I was told to take
They said
From it do not deviate
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
The sun is bright
The moon glows pale
Day or night
To no avail
I press on forward
Forward I sail
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
I still hold out hope
I'll yet prevail
Yet all this time
I still cannot see
The golden destination
I was told to seek
But I continue on
My endless journey
It is the wisdom of the wise
To trust those more traveled than me
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
I press on
Through rain and through hail
Against all odds
I've not turned tail
And yet from time to time
I find myself errant
The fallout is often apparent
No use regretting what happened in the past
I fix the mistake
don't be downcast
God help me
Find my way
It's the prayer I make
Everyday
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
From time to time
I see a passing whale
And when the night comes by
I see the stars in the sky
That brighten the darkness
With their brilliant light
And once in awhile
An island alone in the sea
So many things
To learn
And to see
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
My ship is rocked
By violent gales
And high above
I see the storm
My effort is something It's unworthy of
So I storm on by
I don't need the trouble
Destruction is nigh
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
I remember
Grand open vales
Cast in green
Massive in scale
I remember
Mountains so tall
With sprawling vistas
Inspiring awe
I remember
Warm summer waves
With soft summer suns
On long summer days
With a million colors
In a million shades
Lighting the sky
With a million rays
I have a ship
A ship with a sail
A sail and a rudder and planks and wheel
Sometimes I dream
In the depths of the night
That I have a home with sons and daughters and a beautiful wife
And I take solace knowing all journeys end
I don't know how and I don't know when
But one way or another
I'll figure out then
I just have to trust those who came before
That their wisdom is sound
That they truly know more
That all this is for the better
Sometimes it's hard
but I have faith in their candor
So I sail forward into the blue
It's really the only thing I can do
