At Anchor, One Evening

The greyish mist now darker grows,
While I at bay may now repose.
Then closer ‘round my jacket wrap
And readjust my well-worn cap.

Alone I sit aboard my ship,
Far from my tiny home port slip;
Reflecting on my journey here
And why I left my home so dear.

To seek adventure, truth and fame?
Was this in fact my foremost aim?
Or was it for my soul to tame?
In search of love, perhaps, I came?

But I suppose I'll never know
Exactly why I onward go,
Or which of all the ports I'll see
Or who I'll choose for company.

I only know that when I wake
This little craft I'll with me take.
And as these shores I leave behind,
Some unknown world I'll surely find.