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ON MOONLIT BAY
I splash my toes to stir the sea
soft-rippling these stars for me
glowing plankton spin and flee
and disappear within the deep …
oh - how I long for such a keep
an inky depth in which to creep
to hug me in its darkened sleep
and wink away that fading light …
so blessed am I on such a night
a gentle sea and soft moonlight
the harbor air lilts warm, despite
long hours yet from break of day
I know not why I’ve felt this way
of plunging deep, this briny bay
while granting death its final say
so strange, its pull upon my soul …
still, pain can reap us such a toll
heartaches left me shy of whole
yet, such an eve to sail the shoal!
… I splash my toes to stir the sea.
* SECOND PLACE in the "Rhyme Time III" Poetry Contest, Laura Loo, Sponsor. *
(Rhyme scheme designated by sponsor - AAAB, BBBC, CCCD, DDDE, EEEA - line 1 and line 20 must be identical)
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2017
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