Seahorses On See-Saws Sashay Premiere Contest Winner

Listen to poem:
Seahorses on see-saws prance, sashay and dance
   gliding majestically under the sea.
No clip nor clop for this aquatic steed 
   for no legs adorn its knight-in-armour body.
Instead its fins keep these hippocampus poised
   as they gambol gently and frolic about.
But of course it's a horse 
   with its tell-tale head and mane.
Ignore the odd prehensile tail 
   that some over-zealous strapper coiled.
It's a special horse for an undersea course
   swirling and whirling silently 
   through seaweed strap slalom gates.
With no trot, nor canter, nor gallop, nor panting, 
   but with a leisurely pace in ambling gait,
   like the painted horses on a merry-go-round,
   the seahorse is forever poised,
   in true dressage collection.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 5/8/2018 10:58:00 PM
Back with well deserved congrats on your top win, John. Bravo.
Login to Reply
Date: 5/8/2018 10:03:00 PM
Congratulations on your #1 win! A delightful poem. I so enjoyed it.
Login to Reply
Date: 5/8/2018 8:13:00 PM
Thanks one and all for your lovely comments. Cheers and Best Wishes
Login to Reply
Date: 5/8/2018 7:54:00 PM
Well done. Nice win! CONGRATS!!!
Login to Reply
Date: 5/8/2018 5:49:00 PM
This is an outstanding piece. I enjoyed listening to your oral rendition. Much congratulations on your trophy win.
Login to Reply
Date: 5/8/2018 5:22:00 PM
This was a stellar poem! Well done, and well deserving your win! Congrats to you John!!
Login to Reply
Date: 4/14/2018 4:17:00 PM
So rich in imagery. Superbly done, John. a great contender.
Login to Reply
Date: 4/14/2018 4:00:00 PM
You entertain us well with this tale of the seahorse. Fantasy which tries its dead level best to convince us of reality where dreams can come true. Nice to hear it read so well also.
Login to Reply
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Reflection on the Important Things

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter