man overboard

poem for stormy lady's monthly's contest

Man overboard

a man is lost at sea
fell overboard from the cruise ship
after drinking too much

he hung onto the buoy
adrift in the deep ocean
tears filling his eyes
as he was tossed by the waves

waiting for rescue
hearing the sirens
of the rescue boats

he sees a light house
and swims to shore
where he soon rejoins
the ship

and recalls his tale
of being lost at sea
in the Caribbean breeze