Descry
Descry
The schooner sailed upon the sea
Creating whispered waves below
I stood close by the crimson bow
In stillness near the quiet dawn
with no distractions save for gulls
The fore and aft sails moved as kin
The sun awoke resplendently
Awaiting Neptune and his aides
And kissed the ocean with delight
An ocean’s shimmer with a light
A tremor stirred to my surprise
Distress entangled
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descry,
Form: Free verse
Descry
Sometimes we see ghostly figures of strangers in the mist,
only to realize they have similar bodies and mannerisms
just or almost like ours; we try our best to ignore those figures,
for we know they are part of us.
Sometimes they appear randomly as we watch our favorite game,
recycle words in our thoughts, or search for a missing
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Categories:
descry, dark, identity, imagery, life,
Form: Narrative
Descry, a Pleiades
Descry, A Pleiades
Descry what’s caught your eye.
Discover the meaning.
Discern from your dreaming.
Distinguish between to
detect that not yet seen.
Develop a plan and
dig deep to understand.
5/9/17
Descry - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: rob carmack
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Categories:
descry, character, life, mystery,
Form: Pleiades
Descry These Gifts
Descry These Gifts
Much to discover on this lovely earth:
behold the beauty of her rising sun,
detect the rays that paint the waking sky,
determine how her bright, new hope's begun.
Discern the way our morning joy unfolds
as life awakens with a brand new day.
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Categories:
descry, appreciation, beautiful, nature,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
Descry a Skill, Decry It Not
I spied a ship and descried the flag it flew.
It was nothing like the flags I had seen before.
It was red and blue, with white circles and yellow stars
The highlights of white and yellow stood out
like stars at night, and town lights bright.
The red like the color of the dawn
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Categories:
descry, ocean, sea, stars, travel,
Form: Epic
Categories:
descry, absence, beauty, growth, life,
Form: Free verse