Boat Poems | Examples of Boat Poetry

Spring is sprawling out there somewhere in a Bikini on a Beach drinking Beer toes in the sand glass in hand while snowflakes are falling and winter's still here then when good old sunny summer comes (and swallows do too) oh to go Barefoot in a Boat on the sea Barbecue in the garden play Ball in the park fun in the sun 'til evening twilight lowers the night a curtain...

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His very bones smell of ocean beard lashed with its salt On land, rubber legs awkward ...

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Contest Sponsor: Nette Onclaud "VISIONS OF A VIGNETTE 2"* 6/21/2025 Sailboat Under the white seagulls, yacht's passing wing off the sky, off deep end — sea moves me lagging these feet in water...

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If a camel is the ship of the desert then speaking equally a ship is the camel of the sea altho' a camel can go without water for up to seven months a ship without water on which to float is neither a barque a barge nor boat as the camel needs food to get over the humps it seems like a dromedary conundrum to...

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Marines, Marinas… Aquamarine Submarines… ...

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The morning filled with beauty and luster creeps slowly under the mangrove tree and anchored along the tropical coast where the skies, sea and my lover frequently meet. Something unusual was going on there that disperse tension in the atmosphere and the shrubs planted along the shores breeds a kind of bird that make their...

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Red-Crested Sampan ? Shariful Alam June 10, 2025 Hudson, New York United States of America ? If by chance we meet again someday, If desire brings us close once more, I’ll breathe deeply again at the foot of the mountain, Smear your gentle gaze across my soul. I’ll cross treacherous roads— carefully, ever so carefully. On a melancholic evening, I’ll go to Silentville. That day, I will become the...

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'twas on a matopoeic morn woken by the crack of dawn fell out of bed 'pon my head feeling floored and quite forlorn but yet again all at sea afloat on board a boat by an ocean wave my sleep was wrecked when debunked and then decked ...

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The morning breaks with a solemn look on his face and the sun hiding behind the pregnant clouds suppress the morning with lots of doubt; I couldn’t tell what was going on in his head but he was gathering stones and emptying them on the sprawling lawn, while the universe watches with its open gut...

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“Life is like a ship tossed on the high sea To journey amidst sunshine and wild waves.” - By author. ************************************************************** ...

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All of a sudden The stars have stopped shining Blimming sadness in Heaven Too many babies are maimed and hurt Too many infants are starving and suffering Too many women are crying and mourning And too many men are being sought For summary executions Where countless elders of the sad nations Have disappeared without a trace The pain is excruciating. What a disgrace! All of a...

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Grecians  Hellas and the port of Piraeus hold a memory in my seafarer’s heart, civilized people, no they are not leaders of efficiency, but you can talk to them and expand your knowledge. Not forgetting whores, they had time for a drink sharing, a joke, and didn’t hurry you. In Hamburg, it was never thus, no smiles, no foreplay efficiency ruled; money on...

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The Boat Where do you stand in your life? How do you face tomorrow in flight? What about the 12 men who were worried in the storm? Believe and be calm like before. Knowing that you have lost your way. Tomorrow brings a brighter day. On the boat you feared the night. As the winds...

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Hey..' You..Are you heading to the bus stop? Well yes..Oh Good.' Well i don't mean really good though..' why not? You mean You have not heard.?? Heard what.? Well theres going to be A plane coming to your bus stop.!! Are you sure.?? Oh yes.. And if you don't have the right ticket..' Well you won't be Able to board.'...

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Occasionally the weather forecast can be of help: by poet Does the sky and the sea have a mind of their own? It was a tranquil day. I started the motor Of my boat and headed out in the bay. Suddenly all changed. Sky became overcast and heavy. The sea became restless. Gulls squawked above me in derision. My heart felt...

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