Theme: Waiting

The Long Wait

In the glittering morning sea, I saw a u-boat surface
covered in barnacles and seaweed.
On its bridge, the captain looking onto the shore with
his binoculars, scanning the land for enemy activity.

He saw me and I waved, this he took as a sign to
attack and fired off a torpedo. 

On aqua marine, a white stripe, and the torpedo
ploughed into a sandbank but didn“t explode.
The captain shrugged, climbed down into his boat
closed the hatch and gave the order to dive.

The skipper and his crew had waited sixty years
for a vital radio signal: Go back to Base.                                    

26-Dec-2012

More By  :  Jan Oscar Hansen

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