Jenna Logan Poet Rhyme

I Wandered Lonely As a Wave

"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
                 William Wordsworth. 


I wandered lonely as a wave.
slowly, upon the ocean's tide.
O'er depths of a watery grave
alone, in current's wake I ride.
Always moving, I cannot stop
I rise and fall then curl and drop.

I've ebbed and flowed on foreign shores.
Splashed on boats with their sails unfurled.
From tropic isles to the Azores,
welcomed surfers around the world
and tried my best to settle down
in the port city of Cape Town.

My wandering days will not end.
I'm diluted from time to time,
still a wave but with a new blend
depending on the ocean's clime.
I like lapping on a sandy beach,
keeping just out of human reach.

Dolphins swim within my deep swells,
but I don't belong to their pod
and I cannot befriend seashells,
halibut, squid, lobster or cod.
I'm destined to wander and roam.
It's quite lonely without a home.


September 20, 2022
I Wandered Lonely As... Challenge Contest
Sponsored by Natasha L Scragg

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Joseph May September 24, 2022 at 8:14 PM Congrats on your win with this wonderful write Jenna Jenna Logan October 1, 2022 at 5:47 AM Thank you very much, Joseph.

Natasha L Scragg September 24, 2022 at 3:47 AM Love your choice of a wave Jenna. This poem feels like it tells the story of a waves adventures. It's a very clever choice and a pleasure to read. Thank you for sharing this on the contest and huge congrats on your placement :-D Jenna Logan October 1, 2022 at 5:46 AM Thanks, Natasha.

John Lawless September 20, 2022 at 3:16 PM Jenna, you have personified and "plagiarized" the whispers of the sea. Great job and nice take on the contest theme John Lawless September 24, 2022 at 8:24 AM It is a tongue in cheek reference Jenna. I Believe when we write of nature we attempt to capture its essence through our senses....a subtle "theft" by personification. Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 5:43 AM How can the sea's whispers be plagiarized? Since you have it in quotes, I'm sure you're not suggesting it's something I did. Explain, please.

Tom Cunningham September 20, 2022 at 12:02 PM Beautiful write Jenna, your pen is aflame today. You rose well to the challenge. Tom Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 5:41 AM Thank you very much, Tom. At first, I had no idea what to use that would be able to wander. I think this worked okay.

Jeff Kyser September 20, 2022 at 11:19 AM Surging, sure to overtake Leaving others in its wake Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 5:39 AM He seems a bit of a tiny wave at the moment, but things change.

Rico Leffanta September 20, 2022 at 11:14 AM But every day is an adventure! What's wrong with that? Aloha! Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 5:39 AM Adventures are usually enjoyed more when they're shared. My wave had no friends and couldn't even decide where he was going to wander next. He did the ocean's bidding.

Suzanne Delaney September 20, 2022 at 10:46 AM Love your lonely wave tale. Always in motion. Good Luck in the Contest. Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 5:37 AM Once I decided to sue wave, the rest kind of all fit into place. Thank you, Suz.

Mike Gentile September 20, 2022 at 10:43 AM Jenna, Suck beautiful thoughts and images come to mind while reading your wandering words!! Peaceful and serene I feel now!! Good luck and Happy Tuesday xxoo Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 5:37 AM Happy Wednesday to you, Mike, and thanks for liking this one.

Michael Tor September 20, 2022 at 10:27 AM Jenna you give this wave emotions. Love your theme in loneliness. I can relate to a wave being lonely...Nicely done. Jenna Logan September 21, 2022 at 5:36 AM Thank you, Michael. I wanted to choose something different...think it works.