A Message On The Rolling Sea Part 1 and 2

A Message On The Rolling Sea   Part 1 1

The year eighteen seventy- 2

Waves crashing men fighting for their life, wondering if 3

they will make it once again to a safe harbor. 4

The ship begins to break, the wind roars and this sound is  5

like the cry of a wild banshee in a howling rage. 6

Men pull and strain knowing death is at the door. 7

The mast begins to fall, men thrown into the churning sea. 8

Morning. 9

The sea once again a glass of serene tranquility. 10

Broken shards of a once mighty ship,11

debris floating everywhere on this quiet morn. 12

A lone man holding onto a fallen mast 13

knows his time is near. 14

He thinks of a love left behind15

and their last words of anger. 16

He spies a bottle a short distance away and as if the fates 17

predicted his fate a long time ago, a small pencil and a 18

small piece of paper still remains hidden in pocket covered 19

with stains of his broken body. 20

He begins to write, his thoughts not clear. 21

My sweet Annabelle these words I send to you. 22

I love you darling girl and if the gods allow, 23

this message 24

will flow into your loving hands. 25

You have my heart darling girl; there has been no other. 26

Oh! It is so cold. It is getting hard to see. 27

I’m sorry for my angry words, please forgive. 28

So cold, so tired. 29

I seal this bottle with a kiss, my love. 30

Good bye. Be happy my darling girl. Good bye.31

Annabelle    Part 2. 32

Annabelle has walked these shores for a lifetime. 33

She gazes towards the crashing waves with weariness in her heart. 34

The year was eighteen seventy when she lost her 35

sweet Thomas to these rolling waters. 36

He had left with angry words never to return to his loving Annabelle. 37

She was not able to tell him she was with child, a father he would be. 38

Her son, Thomas Jr., plays in pristine sands, building  39

sand castles and playing warrior with the crashing waves. 40

Her love for Thomas has held steadfast, 41

has never given her torn heart to another. 42

She walks the shore, hoping maybe just maybe he will return. 43

As the days and years roll on by, 44

she continues to walk these sandy shores. 45

As she leisurely walks a warm gentle breeze casually 46

plays with her long silver hair. 47

She slips off her shoes and the warm water tickles 48

her pale delicate toes. 49

She feels something nudging at her feet; she jumps back in surprise. 50

She smiles, only a bottle, 51

touching her toes with each caressing wave. 52

Curiosity she does feel as she gazes down at this bottle, 53

something is in the bottle, 54

and it looks like a piece of paper. 55

As she picks up the tinted bottle of brown, 56

a strange tingling feeling brushes against her 57

fluttering heart. 58

After a short time the paper falls into her trembling hands. 59

As she reads tears flow down her aging face. 60

She falls to the ground and cries. 61

Oh! My darling Thomas. 62

As she cries as if her heart will never mend these words she does read. 63

“My sweet Annabelle these words I send to you. 64

I love you darling girl and if the gods allow,this message will flow into your loving hands. 65

You have my heart darling girl: there has been no other. 66

Oh! It is so cold. It is getting hard to see. 67

I’m sorry for my angry words, please forgive.  68

So cold, so tired. 69

I seal this bottle with a kiss, my love. 70

"Good bye. Be happy my darling girl. Good bye.” 71

Oh! Thomas, is her reply. Oh! Thomas.72

Bonnie J.73