Catamaran Smile
As the rope is drawn away from the anchor,
As the captain concentrates and charts his course,
As the coast shrinks into glassy, shaken water,
As the percussion of waves evolve into an engine’s hum,
As the boats wood begins to creak,
As the propeller turns and bites the sea,
As the golden sunset glows then sinks into orange jelly.
A dolphin slices through the sunlit ocean space-
An irrepressible smile across its face!
As the captain concentrates and charts his course,
As the coast shrinks into glassy, shaken water,
As the percussion of waves evolve into an engine’s hum,
As the boats wood begins to creak,
As the propeller turns and bites the sea,
As the golden sunset glows then sinks into orange jelly.
A dolphin slices through the sunlit ocean space-
An irrepressible smile across its face!
This poem is copyright (©) Carmella de Keyser 2026
About the Writer
Carmella de Keyser
Carmella de Keyser is a prize-winning British poet, known for explorations of identity and heritage. Founder of the Harlow Circle of Poetry Stanza, judge for the Harlow Poetry Open, she has five books published or forthcoming, from Hedgehog Press, Alien Buddha Press, Parlyaree Press and the Seventh Quarry Press.
