Torchbearer in the Ocean
E-very
V-essel
A-waits
N-ew
S-ea
J-ourneys
O-f
S-hips,
E-xpecting
P-eaceful
H-arbingers.
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Evans A. Joseph)...
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Categories:
ocean, birthday,
Form: Other
Sensations"And my thoughts are all sensations"
And my sensations are all my thoughts.
The sun controls the moon,
and the moon controls me.
She said she was a she/they/we,
and we just laughed. Not
her we, just us.
And my thoughts are all sensations,
we'll only ever be as smart as your sun.
But the sun controls the moon,
and the moon controls we.
You've...
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Categories:
ocean, 12th grade, beauty, dream,
Form: Free verse
I look at the sky as an ocean of freedom, a realm of boundless flightI look at the sky as an ocean of freedom, a realm of boundless flight,
where birds sketch their destinies on the blue canvas of infinity,
and I wonder why I remain where wings are just unlived dreams,
but the mirror shows me the answer, a truth hidden deep in my heart,
for my wings were never broken, just...
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Categories:
ocean, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
A Fishy TaleI spoke to the sea,
a calm breath
though a gale raged
inside of me – both my
sails shredded, I begged
for mercy:
“Thou art the greatest world current,
what brag would be a wretched notch
like me!? Devourer of coasts!
Reshaper of vast continents! Bane
of man’s mightiest fleets! Countless
formidable have foolishly challenged thee, and now
lie silent in your crushing...
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Categories:
ocean, cute, fantasy, fishing, grandfather,
Form: Prose Poetry
Confronting Shadows
On a whisper-still afternoon, with a feeling of deep calm.
The last thing I thought of was being in any harm.
From the seaside village, I had headed out to the ocean,
A day for enjoying the sea's cool, relaxing motion.
Oppressive tropical heat, unusual for this time of year.
The gentle waves lapping gave me nothing to fear....
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Categories:
ocean,
Form: Rhyme
From the Quay
Categories:
boat, ocean,
Form: Haiku
West Coast WalkingAll alone is all i've ever been
miss when houses felt like a home
now more-so abandoned
as i walk around these ghost, derealization
now im on the west coast
starin at the ocean
reminds me of these flows
Melodies surfin
my skull got deep holes
here but driftin
mold the words no play-doh
in rhymes sinkin
realest never make the studio
like waves they driftin
built it up...
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Categories:
ocean, feelings, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Rainbow HuesI’m ruby red for passion
Blue sapphire like the sky
Turquoise like the ocean
These gems I have inside
Bluish green in daytime
Purplish red at night
Alexandrite symphony
Reveals my inner light
An amethyst so peaceful
It brings me inner calm
Aquamarine tranquility
My soul sings along
Bloodstone for courage
Citrine golden hues
Diamond strength for purity
So many gems to choose
I was born from stardust
Gems of...
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Categories:
ocean, beautiful, celebration, courage, happiness,
Form: Quatrain
watch out for the coralsIf you get too far down in the sea you will miss
the beautiful colors that swim by like this.
There is a school of flame angel fish, orange and bright.
If you get too far down, you will not see them or any light.
The mandarin fish are coming by to say hello now.
Some are fluorescent red and...
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Categories:
ocean,
Form: Rhyme
Posaidon's SurfboardUpon the waves where the wild winds sing,
A tale unfolds of a vessel and its wing;
Through the tide, it dances, graceful and free,
Harnessing the ocean's heart, a sight to see.
With cargo holds filled, treasures abound,
From the Pacfic to the Atlantic, dreams resound.
A bill...
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Categories:
culture, ocean, sea, storm,
Form: Ode
Categories:
ocean, extended metaphor, passion, sensual,
Form: Epigram
What the Lost Sea Turtle Asked
where is the moon that
used to guide me home to breed -
gulls had no reply
they too can't see sky above ~
smudged by human stamps of smog...
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Categories:
environment, ocean, sky,
Form: Ekphrasis
I understood you in your silence, an ocean of ice under mute starsI understood you in your silence, an ocean of ice under mute stars,
where the shadows of time weigh heavily, a mountain of unspoken ash,
your struggles, heavy curtains, hide cries of a shattered heart,
shards of fallen stars, scattered on fields forgotten by the wind.
Your nights, sleepless, just broken mirrors in which you get lost,
you see yourself...
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Categories:
ocean, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
The Depth and Breadth of Quiet
I told no one I'd seen the night—
how tension breached a sunset start,
how sea had swallowed all the light.
I told no one
the world is glass—a whale is art,
this frame of sky its ancient right,
it plays each game the same—by heart.
Still moment's pulse too wide to try
resuscitation, CPR—
now all that's left to gain, insight
I told...
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Categories:
analogy, environment, ocean,
Form: Roundel
UNDER OCEAN
Under Ocean swimming creatures !
Running on clash and collision
between all preys and predators
Under Ocean.
Wonder ! Beyond human vision :
Ocean shows fantastic features.
Real : No fantasy - fiction...
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Categories:
ocean,
Form: Roundel
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