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Patricia Hilliard

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Life Boat

by Patricia Hilliard — Read all 9 poems by Patricia Hilliard

Keeping a head above water.

Monday, November 18, 2019

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This boat we must carefully steer

And gain the skill of an aged sailor

--in just a little time!

For life, it is we try to master

And then a death of dignity

Not an anguished splashing in the brine.

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Reviewed by Morgan Merriweather

Reviewed on August 7, 2025

Beautiful photo, achieving enough skill in a lifetime seems impossible. Most sailors would probably agree. Enjoyed the post.

Reviewed by Susanne Leist

Reviewed on December 5, 2019

I'm in choppy waters, but I hope they soon clear.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on November 23, 2019

Great analogy. Indeed we are all in the same boat. I like the rock mind a bit before I go under.

Ron

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on November 22, 2019

well said

Never Stop Writing

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Reviewed by Michael Schafer

Reviewed on November 19, 2019

Nicely done.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Reviewed on November 18, 2019

Wonderfully thought out and written . . . Written well, very, very well, Patricia.

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Can you hear the voices calling?

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Whose idea of a home is this?

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A Field or a Friend, I cannot tell them apart.

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Just thinking about thinking.

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A rebel with an attitude!

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Keeping a head above water.

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All lifelong reaching out to grasp.

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A serious game is the one called "Cat and Mouse"

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Here's the plan.

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