Manatees Poems | Examples

The blue oyster

It was just like before riding my bicycle along the beach my tire rolls right over a star fish braising bump and scratches on my knee the gulf was thirsty for human blood this year as the manatees floated belly up the pelicans shivered with empty beaks again the school of sharks gathered while the dolphins danced chattered sea urchin washed ashore I put salt water on my wounds feeling sad that the sea turtles rushed back to sea unaware of the mexican oil spill there home covered in black tar I walked my bike passed the book store just in time for bob crab shacks oyster bar funny the owner yelled come on in gal why you looking so blue in that moment the blue oyster became my signature name on the beach the sun shined the breeze blew softly over the nape of my back silence abode over the Caribbean Sea

No litter please!

Please don’t leave your litter here,
There’s a river running near,
It harms the birds,
It harms the bees, 
Before floating to the seas,
Where it harms the manatees,
Dolphins, whales, fish, and seals,
Swallow plastic with their meals,
They cannot clean up our pollution,
Please be part of the solution,
There’s a river running near,
Please don’t leave your litter here.

I Dreamt

I dreamt of blue birds
and buzzing bumble bees.
I roamed with the bison herds,
prayed with mantis on our knees,
and butterflies in the breeze.

I greeted the cheery chickadees,
dragonflies, and snowy owls.
I marveled at graceful manatees.
raucous sounds of guinea fowls,
and warblers’ velvet vowels.

I raved at ravens
dancing on a fertile field.
Mice sought havens,
safe shelters that red ants build
in hopes from spiders to shield.

I spotted rain-drenched
autumn leaves in tapestries,
their beauty strangely entrenched.
Purple hues imbued in varying degrees,
of gladiolas and sweet peas.

So many perfect pleasures,
many another than these.
All of God’s treasures,
created with love to please,
arranged to calm my world with ease.

Magnificent Mermen

Marine metropolis,
manatees moving methodically,
mackerel moseying,
maiden mermaid muses,
many much moxie magical mermen,
magnetic, masculine, mystical,
masters melodious mellow maritime music,
midsummer marvelous, merry,
myself-moonstruck mania minded,
my mission- meeting mesmerizing,
mysterious, mischievous,
magnificent merman!

Hurricane Idalia

Palm trees are being blown out to sea today
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and far away
Hurricane Idalia is making sure she is having her way
When we think of Florida we all must pray

Alligators are in hiding, the manatees too
Housewives have stopped cooking their beef stew
People are all running toward Interstate ninety-five.
Trying to escape so they can stay alive.

Florida Man-Atee

DeSantis is losing the fight;
he’s firing the zookeep tonight.
It’s shifting to blue
at the genderqueer zoo...
The manatees ain’t acting right.

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Yeah, just google it - 'manatee dies from sex'

Manatee Lagoon

We went to Manatee Lagoon
But it was not quite opportune 
For if there was a manatee,
It wasn’t there for us to see.

To make the best of getting there,
An hour’s drive to who-knows-where,
We took some pictures (smile, please!)
Beside some sculptured manatees.

So looking back, those photos will
Remind me that we can fulfill
Some journeys that we undertake
With memories and proof that’s fake.

No Man An Island, But His Girl

From the first sightings of manatees
grew the legends of mermaids? O, please!
Either eye tests are fails,
or the sailor’s from Wales,
and has spent too much time on the seas.

Mis Ojos

The annual migration to the beach
The manatees are basking in the sun
Be sure to pack large quantities of bleach
The eyes will need a rinse before you’re done

In 24 Hours-

Many things come and pass
Every 24 hours the change of lights
From dusk to Dawn grasps
From morning to evening run rights
Haven birds shadows fly 
The many colors of the butterfly
Resolution of the aftermath
The real lions of eternities stance
Nature's ground dirt is red martian skies
Flooring down the streets in manatees blood
I concede I see what I've said
In the world so lead I too bleed I have bled
Azure skies
Nature's cries
Lol! Those these are the many things that last


12/13/21
Written by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021

If I Were a Mermaid

If I were a Mermaid

If I were a Mermaid my name would be Margo and I’d live in the deepest blue sea 
 I’d swim with the dolphins, make friends with the sharks and hope that they wouldn’t eat me

If I were a Mermaid my tail would be gold and my hair would be crimson red
I’d hold it in place with fishbones I found buried deep in the seabed

If I were a Mermaid I’d go to school in a cavern by the bay
My classmates would be clownfish and squid
The teacher a grumpy stingray

If I were a Mermaid I’d frolic and play with the creatures of the sea
The lobsters and shrimp the whales and the crabs
the  eels and shy  manatees

If I were a Mermaid I’d spend my days watching ships as they travel afar
I’d spend my nights on warm sandy beaches
Making wishes upon shooting stars

If I were a Mermaid I’d dream of pirates and the treasures that they sought
I’d dream of their ships with their  tattered white sails and the battles  that they fought

If I were a mermaid I would do all these things in my
Home beneath the sea 
But I’m not really a mermaid so I’ll  just be content
To be the one and only ME

Trampled

"I was running hard and displaced afraid in solace. Caught in prison humanity solace embrace casualties of my own sins. Forlorn  disrupted and aborted running and heard it. Run, run away from your manatees bulls. Hurting and this made me displayed my fears. I was running from the hordes of humanity's lures. I am ashamed and in balance trident unchallenged. Good morning life and embrace me the more always. Run Run away from your manatees bull. I ran away from them I was careless I wouldn't commit nor submit. A man running for my life tripped and fell like in a marathon. I'm surrounded running along it was crowded. Run, running away from the Humanity bulls. It was all my fault it's in all of this premise I was lost. Falling down I tried to get up and scampered open up my eyes as I realized I just been trampled?"





11/5/21
Written by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021

Going To Pepsi Cola

We are going to Pepsi Cola Florida today
But why? Her amused relatives would ask.
Maybe to drink Pepsi? She said right away.
At five, so sad that she has to wear a mask.
Hope Florida weather will be mild all day 
So they can watch the manatees bask.

Ocean Players

ghostly beluga whales
shy and discerning
hide out in coves

manatees giggle their secrets
their calves are frisky and open

dolphins swim toward the boats
making friends with everyone

sharks wait for lunch
hoping to catch a whiff of blood

Can Campy Canines Cajole Cats

Can campy cavorting canines cajole curious cats?
Bickering birdbrains boast between bogeyman’s bats….
Honorably heavenly heifers heighten historical hats,
Manageable Mandarin manatees make moody Michigan maps.
Neutralizing Nebraskans needing normal noontime naps.
Flamboyantly flipping fleshy flannel flea-flipping flatfish flaps.
Can campy cavorting canines cajole curious cats?

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