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Bow of My Dream
by John W Leko → (All Poetry by John W Leko)
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with hope...upon the waters of life...I travel by the stars light.

 A glimpse of today
With an eye on tomorrow
Will light filter through
Or will be clouds of sorrow.

In the hold of my ship
There remains to be seen
Yet a treasure untouched
At the bow of my dream.

The port side...my heart
Pumps this vessel at sea
With a haloed bow maiden
To look after me.

The starboard of life
Guides my spirit and thought
Leaving tears at the stern
In the wake of what's not.

The fog laden mast
Catches wind of the rhyme
Easing waves of misfortune
In nautical time.

Whatever stars deem
On this luminous night
Will be cast in the heavens
Abaft of my life.


Written September 4th, 2007

© 2007 Copyrights of John W Leko
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 Reviews of "Bow of My Dream"
Reviewed by Patricia Sanders
Reviewed on February 17, 2008
Excellent poem. Do you have a book?

Reviewed by Bonnie May
Reviewed on February 12, 2008
I love the way your poems flow like the waves of an ocean. It takes those who read it right with them. Great job, Love, Bonnie

Reviewed by Liana Margiva
Reviewed on February 11, 2008
'Yet a treasure untouched at the bow of my dream'..... BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Beautiful poem, which I can read again and again!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on September 24, 2007
Awesome Mariner's dream and plea. This is a wonderful yearning that came from the gut of an ancient mariner. I know these people from the past. They come to sewnd messages to the selected . They want their dreams and adventures to live on. Awesome John. I want to see mo9re of you through these writes. Your Muse has a voice through you.
Love,
Susan

Reviewed on September 7, 2007
Beautiful poem, wonderful rhyme and flow, enjoyed the metaphors.

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on September 6, 2007
A lovely and very moving piece so delicately written, enjoyed very much....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Larry Lounsbury
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
I really enjoyed the way you shaped this poem with such heart shaped rhyme.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
A beautifully written poem makes me feel like I'm asea being guided by the stars,even though it was only a metaphor...

ET

Reviewed by LadyJtalks LadyJzTalkZone (Reader)
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
Well penned, Lady J

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
You give the reader words that urge one to pause and ponder, John. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and peace,

Regis

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
Thanks John for this wonderfully written piece
most enjoyable reading

Peace be with you
William

Reviewed by ~ Holly Harbridge (Reader)
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
Just ad this excellent one to the collection; still working on the info, all the best, love Holly

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
Hell, man, you have gone and written a very good "message" peice of literary poetry . . . Nice wordplay which gives the reader cause to reflect upon their own ship of dreams . . .

Reviewed on September 5, 2007
John,

Sigh.....brought back memories of my cruise two years ago. Beautiful.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
"...leaving tears at the stern..." how many sailors have done that...
Yourself as a ship confronting all the storms and hurricanes of life, and, those moments when you are in sight of that rare island in the middle of nowhere but on a calm seas.
Great.
Georg

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on September 5, 2007
Come and drift with the orbital stars that twinkle in the night.

Reviewed by Kathy Armijo
Reviewed on September 4, 2007
I "Thank you" for such a magical write.

Kathy


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