Best Shoreline Poems

The ocean waves come rolling in
There’s not a soul in sight
With heaving breath they break on shore
And burst in brilliant white.

The sound of wind is in the air
The jutting rocks stretch high
Tall redwood trees defiant stand
So tough, and yet they sigh. 

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Watching sunrise, shoreline's ablaze
Love letter sent from Thee
I sing a psalm, an Easter palm
And start my day with glee.

Watching sunset, shoreline's agleam
A note Thou sent with smile
I heave a sigh, a love's reply
And thank God for this isle.





No. 2 Shoreline
Let Me Feel Your Lines -...

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Eyes staring at the fading sun
as my lover sailed away
tears became the shoreline
she hated my tortured mind
I hated the river
of depression

The river waved good bye
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 In waiting...
for the touch of the ocean upon her toes


for the whisper of the tide in her ear

and the scent of salt-spray in her hair

In waiting...
For the echo of the dunes ,and sounds

 of empty shells behind her back

In waiting..
For the falling of fresh...

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The panorama's full-blown dreary
   My legs and feet uncommon weary
Birds unseen, private counsel keep
   Silent shoreline, ocean deep

My eyes espy a mallard duck forlorn
   bobbing up and down on white-capped waves
His summer friends and feathers winter-shorn
   Would...

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morning butterflies

                                   flutter through sunlit sea caves

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the surf relentlessly pounding
always teasing the shore
leaving hints of its mystery
treasures, bits of sea lore

now I walk this lonely shoreline
the gulls follow my trail
tasting the salts of yesterday
on the wind dreams set sail



Barbara Gorelick 3/28/15

Let Me Feel Your Lines
 "shoreline"...

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Strolling 'long Bermuda's shoreline,
Waves caressing our toes.
Whence they come and whither they go,
No mortal really knows!

We stroll 'neath the moon's mellow glow,
To a secluded cove.
Though age hath taken its toll, we,
Relive our youthful love!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 29 March 2015 All Rights Reserved

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Glowing with distended buds her taut convex bare the chilly morning tide's touch...

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.. though the waves
      violently swirl
         and splash about,

.. though they fiercely
      gnarl and roar,
         the rippling wavelets

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Delicate quartet,
nigh crushed underfoot.
Chatoyant seashells,
gifted to my Love.
Exotic necklace,
henceforth worn with pride.

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(5 syllables on each line - checked with howmanysyllables.com)

1 November 2017

For the "Tableau Prints" contest, sponsored by Nette Onclaud.
(1st Place)...

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Receding Shoreline





Throbbing heartbeats rise,
Patience draws a line in the sand,
Tears swallow my pride,
Turbulence persuades the tides,
Anguish engulfs the shoreline !






Tanka- 5/7/5/7/7
Written April 1st, 2015
For contest "One new tanka" by Rick Parise

Now entered for " enter contest name" by Giorgio A.V....

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I am standing at the shoreline of my mind; 
Tender thoughts lap like gentle waves and 
             trickle onto the sand. 
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Serene surge of peace, 
A scene of tranquil waters; 
Engulfed by nature....

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I can see it now
And I hope you will too
That even though you’re happy
I’m perfect for you

The day will come
You will have to choose
Leave your lover
With nothing to lose

With our love
There’s nothing to hide
You are the one
My heart’s guide

So come into my life
Right by my...

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