Beach Blank Verse Poems

The Bumblebee 

He grew up in a poor household, thought
sofa-beds were the norm, but his mother
an eager reader had many books that were
given and sometimes...

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The Mystery ship
I have read about things like people from March
with dinner-plate eyes and long, thin bodies
If these people are among us, why aren't normal
like...

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Valhalla 

rest day
Sunday is the day of rest for most people
except for cooks, servers, and housewives 
They have Mondays
that day hasn't got many customers ...

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They met beside the water’s edge
Drawn by the sound of lapping waves
Beneath the gaze of the full moon
Attraction blossomed into love.
But jealous fate split them...

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They met beside the water’s edge
Drawn by the sound of lapping waves
Beneath the gaze of the full moon
Attraction blossomed into love.
But jealous fate split them...

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A Brisling (King Oscar sardines)

I opened a tin of sardines in olive oil for supper
Headless and nicely packed, except for one
that had a head and...

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The Lonely Fisherman

He sat on a rowing boat in the fjord
he wore a yellow
raincoat and a southwestern cap matching his coat
was like seeing a French...

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When You Loved Someone 

When you loved someone, the world transformed. You’d shoot the moon and extinguish the sun, all in the name of that...

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This is for you big guy 
somewhere way up 
in that beautiful sky  
sweet oleanders danced 
the universe collided 
sweeping you throughout 
this grand...

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Forgive the forgotten 

I received the post from someone anonymous
a video, not knowing who had sent it, I put the video in a drawer where...

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The land of honey? 

Most Americans I know of are writers and artists 
who sees when a crime has been committed
alas, the US government and...

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News and lies

I read about a new type of grass keeping the reindeer 
happy and fat, this news is as far away as the military...

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small is good

There are not many big elephants left on the savannah
Near the houses where I live elephants are a bit smaller
nature did this for...

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A remarkable suicide

Johan Borgen 
had an elegant pen and a charming story near his typewriter, but he was also a serious writer who deeply plowed...

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When old friends awake

I have lost my voice totally, not even a whisper
I pretend to stay on stage lift my left arm pretend there is...

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