Landfall

Seven years
of open sea,
a Pirate
badly battered,

seeks a harbor
to repair
the dreams
life's storms
have shattered.

Loose your limbs,
envelope him;
say, rest awhile
within my smile.

Be the harbor
of his dreams,
the end
of voyaging
and schemes.

If you allow him
to sail in,
he may not
seek the sea
again.
  _ mce