What think you of "Bridgetender"?

Question

Ghosting rain hiding,

Seeking cloud stairs

Carpeted with

"Severe Weather Alert"...

Thundery, arced laughter.

Time and again.

Tides down one foot,

Up four...an hour

Passes. Up, up...

"Flood Gates Closing."

Marine radio crunches

Voices. "Brady Bridge!

Are you still there?"

"Come on, Captain...

You're almost home."

Ghosting ships fast

Around that last bend...

And I...still, quiet,

Holding 'home' open.

It's just a job...

Answer 1

Well penned, let's hope the Gulf Coast does not suffer with this storm.

Answer 2

Methinks of Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coasts and Edouard.  Hope everyone will be safe.  And all rivers are haunted.

Answer 3

Very nice. You and Snidely be safe.

Answer 4

My dingy thingy has sprunged a leak...

Answer 5

Magnificent imagery of the "ghosting ship" eternally sailing. "Holding 'home' open--sometimes I find it difficult to breathe when I read something like this. The denouement is sensational.

Answer 6

This is very good.

A little bird guided me here.

I've read your works before and liked it so I'm adding you so I can see what new ideas and forms you have.

I have much to learn.

Answer 7

very good... claps to the writer... love it much...

Answer 8

Me thinks I need Me Boots & Safety Suit ,,,,

With Edouard coming I hope the Gulf Coast Dosen't get Hammered too much ............We liked it & Be Safe with Snidely,,,,,,,,,,,Thanks

Answer 9

I can feel the shutter and the violent sea, the crashing waves that could surround me!  

That rooster sounds familiar, hmm wonder why that is!!   Cheers!!

Answer 10

Either the River going out, or the Gulf coming in, holding home open creates an eerie quiet and fear of being swamped! O God, the Sea so great, my Boat so small!

Answer 11

Is there room for an old fossil hitchhiker who craves to embrace the wind once again, to have waves cross iron rails and lap his face with salty kisses?... Can we watch the bridge lock and unlock, engage disengage, rise up and down, like metal laden lovers? Can you see the beauty in a fossil like me? Shall we do all this from two different shores, or can I journey beside you?

Answer 12

This is spectacular !!!

As the liquid corn flows the words flow off your quick witted tongue.

The population of this country is 237 million. 104 million are retired. That leaves 133 million to do the work.

      

There are 85 million in school, which leaves 48 million to do the work.

      

Of this there are 29 million employed by the federal government, leaving 19 million to do the work.

      

2.8 million are in the Armed Forces, which leaves 16.2 million to do the work.

      

14,800,000 people work for State and City Governments. That leaves 1.4 million to do the work.

      

At any given time there are 188,000 people in hospitals, leaving 1,212,000 to do the work.

      

Given that there are 1,211,998 people in prisons, that leaves just two people to do the work, you and me.

      

And you're sitting at your computer reading jokes!

Butta Butta Bing....I'm off to Beijing !!!

I am Da Rooster...

YAAAH !!!