Love Poem: Washed Ashore
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Written by: Frederic Parker

Washed Ashore

My body washed unbidden on your shore
Tossed by life's waves to be maroon
I shall sail waves desperate never more
As I found love in your sheltered lagoon
I have nothing, no jeweled treasure to share
No bright diamonds, red rubies, precious art
You clothed me in reason, this coat I wear
For my gift, a promise we'll never part
My love humble and eternally free
I give it without my worry or fear
Placed on your heart's altar for you to see
With only this, you keep it well my dear

  Life, cast me out from its brigantine deck
  A lone survivor from my own shipwreck

9/14/17