A Navigator’s Ode

Clear skies were welcomed by ancient mariners
Dodging rocks in and around the sea foam corridors
The sextant being the instrument of the day
Provided challenges to sailors finding their way
Visions of the Pearly Gates provided some fright
Although a blood orange sky was a delightful sight
Vehicles advanced and instruments did too
But the laws of navigation remain tried and true
The stepping stones of science charted the course
As trains, planes, and automobiles replaced the horse
Aviation and space are the challenges today
And satellite GPS helps us from going astray
As a navigator myself, I subscribe to this ode
And once again I long to be back on the road

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A Navigator’s Ode is my poem in response to Linda Kruschke’s Paint Chip Poetry Challenge Prompt #6. The challenge is to write a poem in response to the prompt card that includes at least five of the seven paint chip words or phrases. The prompt phrase is On The Road and the prompt words are:  sea foam, clear skies, aquarium, pearly gates, stepping stone, monk’s robe, and blood orange. Extra points if you can manage to use all 7 prompt words. As an alternative, you could write two poems. One using 4 of the words and another using the other 3.

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