Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #141

A Sailboat Sank

by Belinda Roddie

A sailboat sank along the bay, and one

girl jumped in to save a young woman from

the churning green waves, as the latter could

not swim. The girl was a mere seventeen

years old, and already a local star,

a hero. I wondered if she could stand

the pressure and coverage. Turns out, she

did just fine, and she and the woman were

good friends after the fact. One day, I saw

them kissing on another sailboat, as

the San Francisco skyline lit up with

a friendly sun. I joked, "That'd be a new

chapter for the media. Still, I'm glad

to see that saved and savior's love ain't bad."