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Journey

...trapped dreaming of land
mal de mer was atrocious
force nine storm endured

time moved so slowly
frightful journey remembered
misery at sea

land ahoy! thank God
disembarking with re...

Categories: mal de mer, sea, sick, storm,
Form: Haiku

Emotion Sickness

...The knife in the back struck me ruthless.
I bound up the wound as best I was able. 
I had to get small in my room at the farm
And store all my books in the stable.
Emotion sickness, Mal de Mer,
...

Categories: mal de mer, allegory, betrayal,
Form: Lyric

Matinee On the Bounty

...BEYOND THE MILK OF HERA PAST THE HEAVEN'S VERTEBRAE
THE STARS BLINK GLEAMING SAGAS, IN THE DAWN THEY FADE AWAY
MY SHIP MAKES AN INCISION IN EVERY THING THEY SAY

THE SEA WEARS LIKE A SILKY DRESS ...

Categories: mal de mer, boat, mythology, sea, stars,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Stephanus Marcus 25

...Sphanus Marcus Book 1
Canto 5
Verses 6 and 7


Duke Saint Charles knew King Richard’s mind was closed
and nothing he could say would change resolve.
To cold foul weather they would be exposed;...

Categories: mal de mer, england,
Form: Rhyme

Navy Blue Sea

...I am sea of navy blue.
I am constantly in motion.
Some people on me 
have 'mal de mer' ,
but they need to take more care.

I am sea of navy blue.
I swell, but can be calm.
People like it when...

Categories: mal de mer, sea,
Form: Personification

Clandestine Testimony

...My bones are strong, my mind is clear,
The path is wrong of that I fear.
But I dare not to see my rear,
The flames are hot, the danger near.

And now you ask of whom this face,
Of whom this wre...

Categories: mal de mer, africa, humanity, immigration,
Form: I do not know?

Sail Boat

...Albatros sailing
Ocean tossed, storm at sea
Feeling mal-de-mer....

Categories: mal de mer, boat, sea, storm,
Form: Haiku

The Eye of the Sea - Part 2

...Continued from The Eye of the Sea part 1


The first mate, dour and sparse of words
Claimed few things were his pleasure
And too much beer had brought him here,
That and the rumoured treasure.
...

Categories: mal de mer, adventure, boat, sea, sin,
Form: Epic

Conquistador, Translation of Paul Verlaine's Tercets: Conquistador

...Conquistador, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s tercets : Conquistador

Message to fellow soupers: I have been trying to upload, in vain, yet another translation of a 
 Paul Verlaine poem titled: "Ba...

Categories: mal de mer, patriotic,
Form: Romanticism

Random Entries From My Diary

..."I never travel without my diary - One should have something sensational to read"
...Oscar Wilde, 1891

30 May 48:  I graduated from high school today now thank God I'm free!
No more doggone home...

Categories: mal de mer, funnyschool, family, family, may,
Form: Couplet

Private Roscoe D. Schlink's Ocean Cruise

...Dear Folks:  I pen this note as we ply the dark and stormy sea.
Thanks to Uncle Sam I'm cruising on the Queen Mary, all for free.
You'd think we'd travel in style on such a luxurious tub,
But I'll...

Categories: mal de mer, funny
Form: Rhyme