Star Tossed

A Poem; Selection I, Of The Curation

Gary Orphey
The Ineffable Writers’ Guild
2 min readDec 21, 2023

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Star-tossed men in search of misty harbors

Sail the seas in bodies of sorrow that never rest

They move and breathe as white-capped waves

With wind and moon upon their minds

They ride one wave behind the bow that plows

Their daring souls through ragged waters

Holding death’s hands

In sea-lined tombs below

A samba moon dances the heaven's floor

Boa robed in bravado clouds

Singing to tide as sea wind sways

At beck and call to moon rock touch

Star tossed men into the void of night

Devoid of light where neither port

Starboard, mainsail, top sail

Mast or rudder matter

Strapped to masts as savage seas

Curse their quest for harbors rest

Their hope through salty eyelids strain

Trying to capture lighthouse rays

No quarter is given in the black of night

Only sleep, no man-made light

Seas pound nails in coffin lids

Star tossed they die at heaven's bid.

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Gary Orphey
The Ineffable Writers’ Guild

As an unrepentant poet I dig through the bone-pile of words left behind. With good fortune I resurrect them and they ascend for all to see.