Near the Ocean

Near the ocean I'd love to be.
To have my house there  would be sweet!
I'd invite friends to visit me.
A life like that – could it be beat?

I’d not complain if there were heat.
Be it near ocean or the sea,
the water is a cooling treat.
Near the ocean I'd love to be.

I’d jump the waves and feel so free
to feel soft sand beneath my feet.
If storms arose, then I could flee.
To have my house there would be sweet!

Life with no friends is not complete.
Picnics on shore I’d guarantee.
What awesome foods we all would eat.
I'd invite friends to visit me.

We’d wake to ocean’s breeze; then we
would find smooth rocks used for a seat.
We’d have good times; don’t you agree?
A life like that – could it be beat?

I do not need a hotel suite.
I'd rather have my own palm tree
to look out on. That would be neat -
a great stay-cation lived with glee
near the ocean!

March 19, 2023
for Joseph May's Double The Fun Poetry Contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023


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Date: 4/6/2023 11:52:00 AM
It would be so nice to live near the ocean, Wonderful write Andrea, Congrats on your win
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Date: 3/21/2023 6:58:00 AM
Andrea you describe your poem just like i would love to be, by the sea. But there again, we both fall under the star sign Virgo! Love this poem and wish it could be but one of our sons lives only 12 kilometers from me. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 3/20/2023 6:43:00 PM
Wonderful poem, Andrea, great wishing:)
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Date: 3/20/2023 2:38:00 PM
Well, life near the ocean or sea or a lake would be nice most of the time if it was not too hot there. I would imagine that the real estate would be sky high though. Thanks for sharing this one and for dropping by my page. Sara
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Date: 3/19/2023 9:21:00 PM
Nice rhyming, Andrea, and an enticing poem.
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Date: 3/19/2023 7:40:00 PM
lovely words, and musical too, there is some profond glee in the poem, like dreaming, i live near ocean i go seeing it every day, i understand very weel the purpose, very well penning yann
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Date: 3/19/2023 4:05:00 PM
one uv the mountain life thingz i think iz dope dear poet: chasing mine kidz through the woodz, or vooman...hide and seek iz great in the woodz...hide and seek at the ocean; one could become the missing person ;) james
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Date: 3/19/2023 3:58:00 PM
i don't know girlie... if you are really the shore girl. you still look like the mountain girl...i bet you'd love standing under a 90' water fall ;)...loved the write! here comes the Vernal equinox...much love, james
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Date: 3/19/2023 3:53:00 PM
A wonderful Rondeau Redouble Andrea, near the ocean I’d love to be too… Belle
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