S.O.S Save Our Souls

S.O.S Save Our Souls

     Close to the fiords in Norway,

             from the port of Bergen 
                                      not too far away.

            «Skippeeeer...  send the S.O.S» 
                                ....a sailor is screaming.


            Really happening ?   
                                         or am I dreaming ?

            Thick smoke 
                                covered the ship all over...

            Fortunately 
                               a dream and now it’s over....

            This nightmare continues 
                                  for many years to come,

            even though I’m awake, 
                                 this memory  leaves me numb.

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* Extract from "The Broken Mooring Line", an experiential poetic work 
by Odysseus Heavilayias. / page c12-13/ e-mail: od.heavilayias@yahoo.com /
Language adjustments and text adaptation Kellene G Safis,
Digital adaptation and text editing Cathy Rapakoulia Mataraga
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The Tales of a Greek Sailor