<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=446494" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>With these Oars and Within This Vessel</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Do you see these oars? <br>I made them to row...<br>Against waves that may come to rock, <br>With a wind prepared to slow my determination.<br>If not attempt to stop...<br>My vision.<br>With a blocking done by indecision! <br>This is not that kind of 'trip'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">These oars are mine.<br>And this vessel too, <br>Has been redefined and constructed.<br>With my hands blistered! <br>From a nonstop flowing of faith.<br>And I could care less what the odds are.<br>Or what the others may say of me being bizarre...<br>Crazed and a bit 'touched'! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I am going to reach my destination.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">With these oars.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And within this vessel.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Regardless of what the others may say...<br>My sights are not limited to this neighborhood.<br>And free they are of restricting myths.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'You remind me of Noah.<br>That dude that build that Ark.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Cool.<br>But I am speaking figuratively.<br>Emblematic! <br>Metaphorically suggestive as to those steps I'm taking.<br>My journey does not entail traveling with a zoo.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'I'm sure all of nature thanks you for your thoughtfulness.<br>In an emblematic metaphorical way.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=446494" data-title="With these Oars and Within This Vessel de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Do you see these oars? I made them to row... Against waves that may come to rock, With a wind prepared to slow my determination. If not attempt to stop... My vision. With a blocking done by indecision! This is not that kind of 'trip'. These oa..."></div> </div> </div>

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