The Song of a Sea Minstrel

No bird perch on high boughs,
Merrily are straggling they,
As Spring invades the bay.

Across the azure sky,
High and high the blithe birds fly,
Nowhere a cry or sigh.

Now at dusk they glide fast—
Lo! Even the sun is tired,
And down the West he mired.

The trees are strong upright,
‘Midst the lissome cloud and clime,
They kiss the moon at night.

And when the ocean roars,
Fidgety waves play around
The pregnant shells earth-bound.

I hear that hollow sound,
As night with its thick, dark shroud 
Smothers the sea and ground.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 9/17/2016 8:12:00 PM
It does read like a song of the sea! I especially enjoyed the middle part. Awesome imagery, the lissome cloud and clime kissing the moon at night.
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Sarban Bhattacharya
Date: 9/17/2016 11:24:00 PM
Thank you very much, Andrea. I appreciate your friendly visits.
Date: 9/17/2016 1:59:00 PM
You present us with lovely imagery and personification, Sarban. (Perhaps as a form you could say verse instead of haiku.) Regards // paul
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Sarban Bhattacharya
Date: 9/17/2016 2:09:00 PM
Thank you, Paul. Actually, each stanza is in a form of 6-7-6 haiku structure, so I chose that.
Date: 9/14/2016 2:15:00 PM
This is a pretty write, I enjoyed it.
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Sarban Bhattacharya
Date: 9/14/2016 2:31:00 PM
Thqnk you, Richard.
Date: 9/13/2016 9:37:00 AM
I love the personification and your imagery. Welcome to poetry soup. Kathy
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Date: 9/14/2016 2:30:00 PM
Thank you :)
Date: 9/13/2016 3:20:00 AM
You write beautifully Sarban. I enjoyed this lovely poem. ; ) 7
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Sarban Bhattacharya
Date: 9/14/2016 2:29:00 PM
Thank you :)
Date: 9/11/2016 7:37:00 PM
I enjoyed reading you today, Sarban. It's nice to read about spring. It is the end of summer here.
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Sarban Bhattacharya
Date: 9/12/2016 12:09:00 AM
Thank you, Danny !
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