Best Flood Tide Poems
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Wrote a poem in the sand,
Wonder how it fares if left alone,
Will it bear on its own merits
Or juxtapose by meddling hands,
Meantime, sun-dries it again,
Wind shifts it broad and thin,
Indelible puddles left by rain,
Sand critters pop out and in,
A boy and his ball rolls along,
With...
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Categories:
flood tide, beach, imagery, inspiration, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
TranscendenceWithout fuss the sand
castle greets the flood tide his
reality changed;
...
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Categories:
flood tide, beach, death, destiny, father,
Form:
Tanka
Murmurs and Soft SighsA storm blew in when I peered into those dark eyes
Fearing lightning would strike in bolts of midnight fire
Wanting his touch, though it might lead to my demise
Then full lips swept over mine, igniting desire
Thunder roared in my head with each deepening kiss
I heard it...
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Categories:
flood tide, desire,
Form:
Sonnet
Rush of Summer's BreezeLove songs softly flow on a Summer's breeze,
Lyrics trilled by doves in sweet melodies.
My vagabond heart meanders no more
for you've given yours to me, mon amour.*
Your kisses assuage my hunger and thirst.
Deluged by emotions, my heart shall burst.
A treasure, no longer beyond my reach.
A prayer...
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Categories:
flood tide, love, summer,
Form:
Sonnet
Honey On Asphalt
In the crevices of a tired town,
roaches scuttle under moonlit sighs,
their dinky bodies torn by shadows
that shroud the crumbling edges of life.
A cat lounges, indifferent,
its gaze halfway between hunger and apathy,
as food spills—moldy bread,
booze-slicked whispers lingering as lost dreams.
Vomit pools near the park...
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Categories:
flood tide, allusion, america, analogy,
Form:
Free verse
China Travelogue 2Journey starts
Kunming portraits;
Highway song
Here old and new
Merge yet apart;
Vignettes juxtapose
China welcomes
Both ancient and modern;
Sign of the times
Tour group confronts
Unfamiliar grounds;
Rough edges grind
Quaint ways of old
Ancient tales displaced;
Modern day norms intervene
Spectacular vistas
Natural wonders;
Man seems insignificant
Flood tide drowns
Flushing away;
False assumptions destroyed
Gust of wind
Reveals new passages;
Knowing does not...
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Categories:
flood tide, holiday,
Form:
Haiku
MaelstromI heard the drub of rain pelting the roof
Unaware that a storm had been brewing
Roar of thunder, flash of lightning gave proof
that I had no idea, no inkling of what I was doing.
Spirit numbed and body drenched
I ventured into the maelstrom, unaware
or perhaps I didn't...
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Categories:
flood tide, sorrow,
Form:
Rhyme
Mob InjusticeI was not in a wrong place
Neither was it a wrong time when I met my fate
I was unarmed with my sweat’s worth
Another day’s dime in my pocket
I was confronted by a flood tide of an angry crowd
Their faces were unrecognizable, the voices too...
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Categories:
flood tide, abuse, africa, anger, death,
Form:
Rhyme
GuruGURU
So I sent an inviting email
To a bunch of Internet Women
Asking them to join me for lunch
Set my lonely heart to sail
My Yahoo Bell rang a Lady replied
Star Heart my new Love I sighed
Her photo my future Mediterranean Bride
Feelings unleashed Love’s flood tide
I read her...
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Categories:
flood tide, hopeme, heart, writing, prayer,
Form:
Lyric
Haiku BlossomsPathway blocked
Detour around;
Seek alternative route
Look beyond zest
Let message fling;
Align your quest
No customers
Drowsy sales person;
Somnolent afternoon
Bazaar atmosphere
Crowded pathway;
Curious seekers
Mini speakers
Loud digital music;
Screaming upbeat sounds
Popcorn vendor
Long queue waiting;
Small people and parents
Durian season
Pungent suffocation;
Sensory perfection!
Sales season
Great Singapore Sale;
Temptations galore
Diamonds and stones
Sapphires and garnet;
Precious metal settings
Food court delights
Staple...
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Categories:
flood tide, blessing,
Form:
Haiku
A Cheerful GiverDawn paints lush landscapes and woodland scenes
shades of lavender and rose, blended with gold.
Nature reaps the credit for the things we behold ~ ...
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Categories:
flood tide, giving,
Form:
Rhyme
Blue Rivers
"Blue Rivers"
Blue rivers
run through a
pale valley
branches merge
to an estuary
where life
Bleeds
All in vain
Dreams are washed away
Dissolved.
The Monster satisfied
is fed.
Open mouthed
“It” sits
where it all ends
and waits
patiently
for the next
flood tide
to begin
to drown
it’s next
Blue River
dream
Rain will wash
crimson sands away
Blue Rivers
Held in...
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Categories:
flood tide, dark, muse, psychological,
Form:
Free verse
The Bride's BouquetProudly, she carried white carnations and delicate pink roses,
their sweet aroma emanated from her romantic bridal bouquet.
Entwined in the blooms were crystals that would sparkle in poses
of photographs soon to be taken on this, her wedding day.
They'd met when teens, and he was smitten...
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Categories:
flood tide, flower,
Form:
Rhyme
Ideally Primed To Write...Ideally Primed To Write...
Fallow wing on figurative
awk kill lees heal
of: "My on call (Uncle)
Muse Never Sleeps"-
which hoop fully
didst eat turn nilly app peal
ache'n to (tongue...
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Categories:
flood tide, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Elegiac Lyric
RainThe aged poet lies abed
Listening to the falling rain
Tap dancing on some metal roof.
Ever since he could remember
Rain has been a fascination
For him, writing sundry poems
About this heavenly liquid.
He doesn’t know exactly why
But rain always precipitates
A flood tide of inspiration.
Once again the propensity
Immerses him entirely;
This...
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Categories:
flood tide, nature
Form:
Verse