Lonna Blodgett Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

I feel the simple truths in this contemplative poem often get overlooked as they are quiet, clean and muted in their presentation.  However, it remains intricate and relevant to many elements of our human delimma.  Its visual and sensual feel of how we all examine our existence is gentle but powerfully felt.  This is one of my personal favorites.

Listening To the Waves

The pearl lay
In the half shell
The oyster paid and was spent

The bird fell
From the sky
Shackled to a fishing tackle ascent

The beach stretched
To the loneliest point
Where infinity was met

The man sank
In an ocean of regret
Forgetting what his life meant

And I stayed
Wondering where
My rhythm went


September 2018

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Sam Kauffman March 15, 2022 at 11:03 AM So creative and unique Lonna with vibrant imagery highlighting the theme of your poem. Congratulations on your win. Blessings.

L. J. Carber March 12, 2022 at 10:46 AM Cute and clever--i like the haiku 'feel' to it--congrats Lonna

Beata Agustin March 12, 2022 at 3:44 AM Congrats! Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

Richard Lamoureux April 25, 2020 at 12:13 PM I enjoyed reading these gems again. Thanks for your visit.

Richard Lamoureux September 27, 2019 at 6:23 PM You are kind. ;0)

Richard Lamoureux September 5, 2019 at 11:28 PM A belated welcome to the soup. This was a good way to introduce yourself. I enjoyed your thoughts. Lonna Blodgett September 6, 2019 at 11:52 AM Thank you for your welcome kind sir. The soup is a lovely place to be. I have enjoyed a resurgence in my love of writing this last year, and the soup and its lovely writers provide such a great supportive platform for me. You are also an inspiration to the craft! Lonna

Paul Callus July 13, 2019 at 8:33 AM Sea and waves can be very inspiring, Lonna, as this string of 3-liners amply confirms. Very lovely, and yet tinged with sadness and loneliness. ~ Best regards // paul Lonna Blodgett September 6, 2019 at 10:42 AM Hello Paul. A belated thank you for your wonderful comments. Appreciate your poetry as well. Your craft is well crafted and a lovely read. Lonna

Natasha Linnette Joubert February 8, 2019 at 2:55 AM I love the way i can picture everything in this poem. Lonna Blodgett February 8, 2019 at 10:13 AM I appreciate your feeling.

Kedar Ingale February 7, 2019 at 11:49 AM This is a really wonderful poem,I loved it,it has got a rhythme.Every set of lines have a story,pearl,ocean,man in his own regrets all of these are brilliantly expressed in this poem. Lonna Blodgett February 7, 2019 at 1:22 PM Thank you for being my first comment!