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March 8, 2025


 

How can I sever wolf-waves from the selfish sea? I ache to cut the rogue from the relentless flow his crest swelled in high rise on testosterone tide swindles my tease to tame his blue Neptune flame mocking my sun dried bed with unruly despise he rides a white steed in petulant power with the moon I am the passive strand of sand longing for his rhythm oh timpani thunder roll in roll over me my skin awaits taunt of aerated fate I await with serrated silence stranded by him… I await… as inconsequential as an oyster shell without a pearl as a pearl unfulfilled without a knotted strand I am the beach exposed at the lowest ebb my eyes not sand-blind when juicy sun colors him red and fuels his restless quest for honeypot conquests to consummate sunset with supple skies far from home and conjugate with sugar-shores not his own my protests to his stray-sprees lay like loose scree lure-lyrics litter air but die a pale chitter in his ear fruited gripes broken in breakers re-rhymed in pulp summer-sweet to his palate as pale peach wine— whine in the grind of my grain soundproofed by his kiss where is his echo to my thirsty plea of love when he’s the romeo sea and I’m the sand seduced and exist in recline to absorb his homecoming while beach-grass-bending wind whips my voice away from my throatless soul? my resist drowns in liquid grooves of his drum beat spume churned in surf zone our spindrift in bloom -yet echoes of the silent shore echo in me alone

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Date: 3/14/2025 6:43:00 PM
What a depth of a write, Susan. Really amazing personification; I agree with the comments here. Truly true art.
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Date: 3/16/2025 8:55:00 AM
Dear Paige, creative poet, I'm thrilled to receive your beautiful comments. I'm so glad your enjoyed the personification of this piece. The sea and the shore are such a romantic pair, sometimes star-crossed, sometimes charmed. Living by the ocean my whole life, I'm endlessly always inspired by it. Thank you, my sweet friend, for your kindness. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 3/12/2025 4:29:00 PM
Hello Susan, this is truly a beautiful poem I enjoyed reading it. I do love the sea. Have a wonderful day, my friend.
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Date: 3/13/2025 9:18:00 AM
Dear Zyrool, wonderful poet, it's gratifying to know that we share both a love of poetry and the sea. I'm happy to know that you enjoyed my poem. Thank you, my poet friend, your gracious visit is truly appreciated. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 3/11/2025 8:12:00 PM
I agree with others, this is a captivating poem of the sea. You wrote with a genius of personification. Discord between the beach and the sea seems to create an epic.
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Date: 3/12/2025 11:34:00 AM
Dear Hilda, I am honored and humbled by your beautiful comments and embrace your kindness with gratitude. I love the contrast between the shore and the sea. Thank you for feeling the discord and for your lovely friendship. Warmest wishes my poet friend.. ~Susan
Date: 3/11/2025 11:14:00 AM
What a lovely write you have here. "Good Luck" Have a fun day as you write it away..................
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Date: 3/12/2025 11:24:00 AM
Dear Paula, thank you for your lovely visit. Your wonderful comments are a joy to receive. I am grateful, my poet friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 3/10/2025 8:18:00 PM
Susan, beautifuly pennd, I loved hearing the beach speaking, blessings ~
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Date: 3/12/2025 11:22:00 AM
Dear Constance, I agree. I've always been drawn to the shore and love hearing the beach speak no matter its mood. Thank you for your gracious visit and for sharing your beautiful thoughts. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 3/10/2025 3:50:00 AM
Susan, as one who grew up near the ocean and spent a career in the Navy mostly onboard ships at sea, I am completely enraptured by this piece of poetry. I especially like your sensually alluring comparison between "the testosterone tide swindles my tease to tame his blue Neptune flame" and "the passive strand of sand longing for his rhythm." Even those without a "nautical" background cannot help but notice and appreciate the depth, beauty and longing for love that runs poignantly, metaphorically and in all other ways poetically throughout this brilliant poem. And I Mean that sincerely! Kudos and straight to my FAVs. Have a wonderful week, Terrell
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Date: 3/12/2025 11:19:00 AM
Dear Terrell, I revel in the depth of your beautiful comments and relish your wonderful visit. I am both humbled and honored by your nuanced response. Thank you for expressing so eloquently what you appreciated about this poem. Your critique is valued. Let me express my appreciation in return for your friendship and for your fav. I am touched to know how much you enjoyed my verse. Enjoy the rest of the week. Warmest wishes my poet friend.. ~Susan

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