~Dutch painter Rembrandt/Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee 1633/picture courtesy wikipedia commons

The Storm
by Caroline Clemens

Our direction in discord, we set upon mighty sea,
In search of Tilapia, sardines and fishes tail.
The storm and catastrophe, we men did not see,
As River Jordan broke free, the wind disturbed our sail.

Our fellowship soon tested, on this agitated lake.
Males sufficiently ruffled, when the line snapped that night.
It shall surely seize us, keep calm for Jesus sake!
Large swells beneath our boat, hands worked a tenacious fight.

The halcyon day, became a passionate tale.
In Rembrandt’s canvas, a space emits the light.
Christ’s surveillance besets, refuge within the rail.
Our fishing boat turns aside, capsize a certain site.

We obediently seek, his word and find calm.
Not elite, gentry, nor lord or royal king,
Just peers reformed from dread, red blood rejoicing in psalm.
This carcass shall not flail, with lord aboard we sing!

Its severity and spirit, Oh! The sapphire night.
On an amethyst sea with bleached ivory swells,
When the tempest calms, peaceful, we wallow in this sight.
Christ’s reverence for the sea, fish for many he tells.

~an Alexandrine type poem
~for dVerse poets pub
~wanted to try a picture prompt, facts may or may not be correct
in regard to bible and/or scripture. The painting speaks for itself!