Darlene De Beaulieu Poet Imagism

Message In A Bottle

Ship wrecks do happen
People get  stranded 
On a small island
Then build their shelters 
Make beds from what found

Search for their food
Then search for water
Find a bottle and cap
Find bark to write on
Sending a message

In a bottle to
Anyone to find
Hoping the bottle 
Will return to them
The wait could be long

Anyone to find
Hoping the bottle 
Will return to them
It could take months 
Months or years
For the message to be found
Or it could never be found 
Floating in water 
Unttil it is found

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jessyjames Porter January 29, 2026 at 6:22 PM I have put several messages in bottles and thrown them in the water! You took me back to them good old days! Thank you! Well worth the read ?????? Darlene De Beaulieu March 9, 2026 at 11:04 AM Hello Jessyiames Sorry for the late reply. Did you ever get a reply from the messages in the bottles? If so you must have been very surprised. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/

Bartholomew Williams December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM Nice one, Darlene! I always also thought, "What if the cork leaks?" Does the bottle sink? I would think that the note may be washed-out / ruined, at least. Anyway, thanks for writing and posting this one. As a mariner and lover of the seas, I appreciate the topic! Very best, Bartholomew Darlene De Beaulieu December 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM Hello Williams Bartholomex, I hope your Christmas celebration was a very good one. A Happy New Year. What if the cork leaks , does the bottle sink? I never gave that a thought. Yes it could very well be washed out . Oh, thank you Barthjolomex. Best wishjes /Darlene/

Randy Freie September 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM Didn't Gilligan try that once? Imagine how many bottles have been tossed into the sea. No wonder the fish keep giving us dirty looks. Darlene De Beaulieu September 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM Hello Randy, yes i think you are right, he did try tnis ponce. i do not remember what happened. I did not know that fish could give dirty looks. LOL. Enjoy your evening my friend. /Darlene/

Malabika Ray Choudhury August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM Here is a great story, Darlene, in your poem. Excitement, mystery and sadness -all mingled...what happens to the people who were stranded? Love ~ Darlene De Beaulieu August 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM Hello Mala, thank you for this wonderful comment. They are waiting to be found. Love, Darlene

Alkas Poetry August 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM It is great theme for a song your POETRY tale tells us Very Well written THIS final plan tô reach for salvation... kisses AND flowers My DEAREST, salute, alkas Darlene De Beaulieu August 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM Hello Alkas, A great theme for a song!? Oh! In what way would this poem be a theme for a song? thank you for the wonderful comment. Enjoy your dasy my frkiend. /Darlene/

Emilia James July 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM It would be interesting to find a message in a bottle and then to try and solve the mystery of it if possible. Enjoyed your poem Darlene. Thank you. Emilia : ) Emilia James July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM If I ever find one I will let you know and maybe we could solve it together : ) Darlene De Beaulieu July 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM Hello Emilia James, Hi! yes it would be interesting to find a message in a bottle. I would try to solve the mystery of the message from the bottle. Hugs. /Darlene/

Zyrool Gifford July 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM Hello Darlene, this is a very thoughtful and touching write. Beautifully written. Darlene De Beaulieu July 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM Hello Zyrool, Hi! Thank you for this wonderful comment.. Hugs. /Darlene/

Rowena Velasco July 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM This poem beautifully captures the quiet hope and resilience in isolation. The imagery of sending a message in a bottle feels both literal and symbolic—a powerful metaphor for longing, connection, and the human spirit. Thoughtful and touching Darlene De Beaulieu July 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM Hello Rowene, so nice to meet you. thank you for this wonderful comment. Yes it is a powerful metaphor for longing connectinectikon and the human spirit. Hugs. /Darlene/

Paula Goldsmith July 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM Your "Message In A Bottle" is a creative/fun write. I have never found a bottle but it sure would be a ton of fun. I wish you would write more. Have a fun day/weekend writing away............... Darlene De Beaulieu July 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM Hello Paula, nor have i founds a bottle. i would like to find one and read the message. it be interesting to read the message writtern. Hugs. /Darlene/

Maurice Rigoler July 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM I never had the desire to send a message in a jar on any body of water! The only jar I's like to find is one with money in it. Enjoyed your poem. / Maurice Darlene De Beaulieu July 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM Hello Maurice, Oh how wonderful it would be to find money in a jar. So would I Maurice. My friend. enjoy your evening . /Darlene /

Ravindra K Kapoor July 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM Interesting poem "Sending a message In a bottle to Anyone to find Hoping the bottle Will return to them The wait could be long" dear friend Darlene. Hoping that someday my message or a hope would reach to its destination is a great quality of life. With best wishes...Subhkaamnaaen ....Ravindra Darlene De Beaulieu July 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM Hello Ravindra, Yes Ravindra the wait would be long. To wait for the bottle to return. I think a message in a bottle would take time to reach anyone to find it . then readit and put the bottle back inot the water to return to who ever sent it. Best wishes my friend, Darlene/

Kim Rodrigues July 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM We can enjoy a good write, movie, series about a shipwreck, but we don’t want for that setting. Last hope of a bottled message. Sending it forth, forgetting about it, for the likely outcome is despair; however perhaps God will hear one’s desperate prayer. Darlene De Beaulieu July 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM Hello Sara, i would not anyone to be shipped wrecked anywhere. If the person diid find a bottle with a lid , paper ot llaf to write on., i wonder how longit would take fort he bottle with the bottle with the message to be found,. Hugs. /Darlene/

Joseph P. DiMino July 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM Well described. We still wonder about Amelia Earhart...hoping she survived happily on some deserted Island with her boyfriend co-pilot. Who knows? Poets are romantics by nature. Darlene De Beaulieu July 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM Hello Joe DiMino, I hope that she did with her boyfriend the copilot. yes poets are romantic by nature. Your friend, /Darlene/

Bill Baker July 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM Nice Imagism poem, Darlene. We can cry out for help, but we can never know when it will arrive. Blessings my friend, from your poet friend in Texas, Bill Darlene De Beaulieu July 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM Hello Bill Baker, Your right, we will never know when we get help. Blessing my poet friend. /Darlene/

sara Etgen-Baker July 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM the notion of messages in bottles have always intrigued me. You fueled that intrigue with your poem. Darlene De Beaulieu July 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM Hello Sara Baker, I have been intrigued by the Message In The Bottle has also intrigued me. I fueled in my poem. Hugs. the intrigue. Hugs /Darlene/

Dr. Vandana Sharma July 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM A new poetic form, for me! I think I will also try writing something in this poetic form. Great work! Darlene De Beaulieu July 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM Hello Dr. Vandana, yes give this poetic form a try. Thank you my friend. /Darlene/Enjoy your day my friend.

Jay Narain July 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM I will be lucky to find such a bottle floating in sea or river. It will convey a meaningful message. Thanks for poem. Darlene De Beaulieu July 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM Hello Stranger, '[Jay{ How are you? Yes it would convey a meaningful message. i would like to find a message in bottle. Your welcome. blessings my friend. /Darlene/.

Darlene De Beaulieu July 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM Hello Deb M. i would like to find to. Yes it would be interesting. /Darlene/ x

Deb M July 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM Absolutely true Darlene.....found or never to be found....l would love to find one.. it would be so interesting! Debx