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Sea Piece

roaring sans a mouth she still grapples for your kiss — crying seagulls fly ~above the waves passing through skin like sinless sheets, my piece of the sea the swells of me camouflages our gills — heart also webbed, by salt maybe ~I cannot hand off this mad buoy, my piece of the sea memories docked, beached on by the dust of years — surf's leaving quick and old ~from her foamy lashes where my tears stream, my piece of the sea

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Date: 5/23/2025 5:06:00 PM
This is elegy and ocean all at once--aching, fluid, and deeply personal. "Camouflages our gills" and "my piece of the sea" repeat like tides of grief and longing. It feels like loss trying to stay afloat. Absolutely haunting.
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Date: 1/2/2025 2:04:00 AM
You combine the imagery of the sea and what lives in it. Beautiful poetry.
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Date: 12/30/2024 5:41:00 PM
Until now, I had never encountered a sea poetry of such profundity. There is a dualism to the water and all the life in it that I can feel. Your poetry is really mesmerizing, Paige.
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Date: 12/30/2024 6:49:00 AM
so brilliant images , with great music, enjoyed happy new year
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Date: 12/29/2024 3:47:00 PM
Some really great metaphors in this one. Your imagery is always so unique
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Date: 12/29/2024 12:08:00 AM
I'm captivated by your poem. I have never read such a profound poem of the sea before. I can sense the duality of life in the sea and the sea itself.
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Date: 12/28/2024 11:17:00 PM
This is so beautiful and soul stirring dear sweet paige! I love a sea poem with oceanic metaphors and youv done that so well here in such a seamless manner! I especially love the lines “ memories docked, beached on by the dust of years — surf's leaving quick and old ” your wat with words is so creative! Definitely a new fave for me! Happy new year in advance! Sending you light always
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Date: 12/28/2024 8:06:00 PM
Wonderful visual and sensory images, Paige. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
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Date: 12/28/2024 5:46:00 PM
languid expressions bring the sea to life, paige...remarkable! Wishing you and the fam the best blessings this christmas and beyond!
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Date: 12/28/2024 5:33:00 PM
Enjoyed the imagery, Paige! Happy New Year!
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