Home by Dan-Vy Nguyen

                     Argenteuil by Claude Monet

Home by Dan-Vy Nguyen

Sitting all by themselves at the harbor,

I think of a story I just heard,

Of a man that wanted to have

The best honeymoon that he could afford.

The travel agency had a brochure

With the most wonderful view of the beach.

All the man could do was picture this view.

He could not contain all his excitement.

Until they arrived at their hotel room.

The picture on the brochure was cropped out,

Hiding an old ship graveyard to the right.

Sitting all by themselves at the harbor,

Surrounded by green patches of algae.

And a green striped boat just off to the side,

The pair of boats sit next to each other,

As if they have known each other for years,

Sharing all of their adventure stories.

Stories of trips taken out to the sea.

Like friends catching up after years apart,

Sharing life's adventures over coffee.

Friends that add color to each other's lives,

And brightens up everything around them.

Bright poles standing up like candles in cake,

Rocking back and forth because of the wind,

Asking to be blown out after a wish,

With more and more candles added each year.

Aging beautifully and gracefully,

The pair will spend the rest of their long lives

Going on so many more adventures,

Coming home, reuniting with each other.