Salty Dreams of Broken Coral

Let free-fall guide your vertigo
As adrenalin rushes into waterfalls

Eyes and skin tight like water up the nose
Bubbles bursting with lightning strikes then
Soggy silence in turquoise splendour

Watery eyes fade quiet lights and adrenal fatigue
Sinking depths into cooler blues, as bubbles float on silky notes

Downward spirals into salty dreams of broken coral then
Springboard from the sandy bottom
Scuttling to the top chasing lazy bubbles

Choking on the light grabbing fistfuls of madness 
Bursting lungs with rusty air as

Blood pounds loud through skin and salt
Whilst pulled from the brink of eternity 
To dripping smiles and screaming tears

Yet upright again, you head to the edge
Step free from your guide...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 7/26/2014 8:30:00 AM
Great poem. Nice flow and swirl.
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Date: 7/25/2014 7:52:00 AM
Your skill at imagery took me on the plunge. The first line grabbed me and didn't let go until the last stepping free. Quality piece, Mark. Congratulations on your remarkable talent with words.
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Date: 7/17/2014 4:59:00 PM
This is great mark congrats Tim
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Date: 7/17/2014 8:43:00 AM
Congrats on your great win! "Blood pounds loud through skin and salt Whilst pulled from the brink of eternity To dripping smiles and screaming tears" Brilliant!
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Date: 7/17/2014 6:53:00 AM
Great win..Congrats :)
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Date: 7/17/2014 12:35:00 AM
Very Wonderful write Mark n so is the win! Big congrats!
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Date: 7/16/2014 10:11:00 PM
Thank you Mark, for sharing the excitement. Thanks for the reply to my comment.. PD
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Date: 7/16/2014 8:49:00 PM
Congrats on a great win, Mark.. Hugs.. Arlene
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Mark Trichet
Date: 7/16/2014 11:59:00 PM
Thanks Arlene, I enjoyed your deeply moving "On the Pier". Congrats too. I look forward to reading more of your writes...
Date: 7/16/2014 5:53:00 PM
Mark, Congratulations! Thank you for enjoying my contest, stop by my latest blog "Tanka you, but no tanka you :)" If you'd like, or have time! No Matter, enjoy your win. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
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Mark Trichet
Date: 7/16/2014 8:13:00 PM
Hey thanks Linda, Im thrilled to be considered amongst these poets. Will check out your blog too...
Date: 6/24/2014 1:14:00 PM
I won't pretend to know what it means, but I like the powerful imagery.
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