STRANDED

A gentle surf ruffles cold sand
They sit reveling in its scent
Shivering in its distant breezes

Sharing a memory of valor
Pummeled by an angry sea
Riding the curling troughs

Crabs plays hide and seek
Beneath their weathered forms
Seagulls shriek in frustration

They sit
Preserved by an ocean’s need
To remember
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Greenhough Avatar
July 1, 2024 at 11:21 AM
This is so scenic and well written. It makes me wish I were an ocean person.
Wolf Avatar
June 30, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Profound, John. As deep as the ocean. :) gw
mysore Avatar
June 30, 2024 at 7:16 AM
So nice. Refreshing to imagine angry sea. Happy writing dear poet.
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