To Glide Above the Sea

To be a bird and glide above the sea.
How wondrous that would be! To soar so high
amidst tranquility while wheeling free
above the currents in my azure sky.

I’d travel with the breeze in summertime,
then fly down low to touch cool salty spray.
To be one with such majesty – a rhyme
of “sea” and “me” would be this poet’s play!

At sunset I would thrill to see the view
beyond the bright horizon of the beach.
How magical would be the twilight's hue
that mirrored rippled water just in reach!

And when the moon and stars were big and bright,
I’d sweep the tides in stillness of the night.

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Date: 1/6/2025 2:44:00 PM
Congrats on your win my friend!
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Date: 1/6/2025 9:54:00 AM
Wonderful write Andrea, Congrats on your win
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Date: 1/6/2025 8:39:00 PM
Thanks very much, Joseph.
Date: 1/6/2025 8:48:00 AM
Beautifully words, makes you really feel and see how enviable it is to be a bird flying over the sea.
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Date: 9/18/2024 6:24:00 PM
Ah, this is lovely! Loved how you soar into the "salty spray" and the end was beautiful, too
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Date: 12/10/2022 10:23:00 PM
Enjoyed this one all over again. Thanks for including it in your Christmas letter!
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Date: 9/20/2021 6:06:00 AM
Andrea, A majestic sonnet, unbelievably beautiful. Thanks for your insights on “Had My Fill” Howard
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Date: 9/2/2021 2:20:00 PM
Andrea, beautiful and congratulations on your win in my contest ~ love and serenity _ Constance
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Date: 9/2/2021 2:10:00 AM
This is so beautiful Andrea. Let me add my fave to it. Congratulations on your win. Blessings xxoo
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Date: 9/1/2021 2:33:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. "To Glide Above the Sea" is a wonderful story/write. Love It. Have a blessed day...............
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Date: 9/1/2021 8:04:00 AM
Saw this in the 2nd number in top 100 poem list. This is really very beautiful. Congratulations!
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Date: 9/1/2021 3:00:00 AM
This has been my FAV too Ria... Hearty congrats on your top win... Hugs... ~ Ani
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Date: 8/31/2021 11:33:00 PM
Great sonnet, Andrea, congratulations:)
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Date: 8/31/2021 10:26:00 AM
Congrats, Andrea. Nice pick. "...high amidst tranquility; to be one with such majesty". Wow! So power-packed. Blessings.
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Date: 8/31/2021 9:03:00 AM
Aspirations, delightful! Enjoyed very much, Andrea, congrats on your win
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Date: 8/29/2021 8:13:00 PM
"I'd sweep the tides in stillness of the night." That line is awesome!
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Date: 8/28/2021 2:17:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your poem.Congratulations!!Have a great day!
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Date: 8/27/2021 6:33:00 AM
Andrea, wonderful, and congratulations on your win in my Writing Prompt - Oceans and Seas ~ love and serenity _Constance
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Date: 8/25/2021 3:05:00 PM
I often imagine flying. This is beautiful and peaceful :)
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Date: 8/25/2021 12:10:00 PM
Andrea as a seabird…lovely!
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Date: 8/25/2021 10:50:00 AM
oh Splendid..
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Date: 8/25/2021 1:12:00 AM
Oh my... Awesome just awesome... "a rhyme of sea and me would be this poet's play.".... I just wonder from where do you get such BEAUTIFUL ideas sweet friend... so many alliterative beauty too... A FAV for sure... Hugs... ~ Ani
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Date: 8/24/2021 2:21:00 AM
Very nice! One of the best sonnets I've ever read so far! A fav for me.
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Date: 8/23/2021 12:24:00 PM
Andrea, I always get excited when I see you've written a new sonnet, and this one is a beauty. It touches on so many of my favorite thoughts: summer, the sea, stars and moon, and the freedom of flight. Reminds me - I had a flying dream this week, so rare but greatly enjoyed! Hugs ~ John
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Date: 8/23/2021 9:26:00 AM
Ocean and sea make lovely poetry, add in the moon and stars, you have a winner. Very nice Andrea...Delice
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Date: 8/23/2021 8:07:00 AM
Andrea, 'And when the moon and stars were big and bright, ~ I’d sweep the tides in stillness of the night' Yes... So nice a Sonnet's flight in three stanzas and a couplet in the night. Would spend all my frequent flyer miles traveling to these wondrous azure skies. -Richard
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