Stopover
No boat awaits me at the pier.
Yes, Charon sailed. I'm in the clear!
It must not be my time today.
That's good! I still have much to say
and many things to see and do
before I take that voyage, too!
Stopover © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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6 lines (prompt limit). Image (person standing on a pier, no boat in sight) inspiration challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2789531-MAX-6-lines---PHOTO-is-prompt
More about the Charon mythological allusion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon
and the River Styx:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx
Submitted: October 4, 2021