my hellish affairs

i recall bumping into an odd man
who posed as an astrologer 

my planets had all gone awry
and may a miracle by some occultist

put me on course

my dinghy had tasted salty waters
been ravaged by storms
as i set myself forth in mission 
after mission

hopping from islets to islets

what he missed out
was that in each harbor
I've perceived
the echoes of your laughter