A Harsh Journey

• Jacqui McPherson, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2007

He awoke,
The intense powerful rain pelting down
Formed countless puddles on the deck,
The ragged, ripped sails whipped recklessly in the strong wind,
Forceful waves of the wild stormy sea
Thumped the insignificant wooden boat on all sides,
The tiny, frail, pale boy,
Wearing nothing but wet rags,
Shivered,
Trembled,
Shuddered,
A heavy tear trickled down his gaunt, wasted face,
Apprehensive of new beginnings in a foreign land,
He wondered,
Where his harsh journey would end