Ocean Poems - Examples of all types of ocean poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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Tropical VacationIn our haste to pack we left winter behind
Easy to forget with thoughts of paradise filling our minds
As we depart from the plane we are met with the warmth of the sun
Relaxation...
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Categories:
holiday, ocean, travel,
Form: Rhyme
The SpiritThe lighthouse blinks with candour
Invites the close of the day
The merging with the shore of creation
The night at the end of the bay
The darkening pools in the moonlight
The caverns that call below
The waves that seem...
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Categories:
death, deep, ocean, riddle,
Form: Free verse
A Paradise IslandWritten 24 December 2023 For:
No 1243 New Poem Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
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Categories:
appreciation, beach, ocean, sea,
Form: Rhyme
THE OCEAN
THE OCEAN
Alluring Amazing Ocean
Boundless Charming, Dynamic
Endless Energy in Free Frolic Foamy Flow.
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Categories:
ocean,
Form: Free verse
Oceanic Encounters of a Pinching Kind
Swimming in the ocean
a wincing couple pinches
Little creature on my leg
not...
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Categories:
fantasy, giggle, hyperbole, ocean,
Form: Rhyme
The Bones of a ForestThe bones of a forest are stripped clean by the ocean and strewn on her shores. The sun-bleached wooden cemetery leaves a somber impression on the morning scavenger of shells, who meanders in the...
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Categories:
beach, ocean,
Form: Free verse
We are not sea creaturesWe are not sea creatures
By Michelle Morris
21/09/2023
Don't be one of the broken ones
Who remain empty shells that echo
The remnants of their humanity
Long forgotten and stripped away
Don't be one of the cruel ones
Who become hard and...
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Categories:
ocean, earth day, encouraging, life,
Form: Free verse
Mystical OceanWho can resist the call of ocean waves
whispering as they lap against the shore?
Who can stand firm against that which enslaves?
Return passionate melody ardor?
How many men have heard the Sirens’ song
leaving wondering kith and ken...
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Categories:
mystery, mythology, ocean,
Form: Sonnet
Blindfolded Butterfly
There she was , blindfolded by butterfly wings ,
Collecting shells lost in a forgotten coral reef ,
Listening to the rhythm of her breathless sighs ,
A self confessed queen , handcuffed by pearls...
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Categories:
deep, ocean,
Form: Free verse
Oceans - Of Thought
| Oceans - Of Thought |
Harmonised hypothermia sets
through the darkened depth
of the chasm deep,
Like a heavy-weighted wreck
of my linguistic mind.
As blithe planulae float
amongst the turquoise torrents
of the surging tides.
Efflux my...
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Categories:
ocean, change, emotions, lost, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
AquamarineI wonder what's the color of ocean
sometimes a hypnotic dazzle of blue
sometimes turquoise green in frisky motion
shadow of grey clouds, yet another hue
dawn sprinkles silver in majestic view
Hold me,...
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Categories:
ocean,
Form: Dizain
OCEAN WONDERS"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Genesis 1:2
Abounding with marine life, so...
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Categories:
ocean, appreciation, christian, creation, environment,
Form: Abecedarian
haiku - waves
storming the shoreline —
thunderous army of waves
forced into retreat
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Categories:
beach, nature, ocean, sea,
Form: Haiku
Fathoms DeepNOT WRITTEN FOR A CONTEST
I often write about the ocean's secrets,
of its crashing waves that roar in apogee
and the treasures it washes upon the shore.
I've verses founded on tales of sailor's lore.
Stanzas about fragile seashells...
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Categories:
ocean,
Form: Rhyme
The OceanI hear the Ocean call from cascading waves
crashing on the shore.
I see Her misty breath upon the cool night
when the stars shine bright.
I smell Her salty spray tantalizing me;
the fragrance of free.
I taste the bitter-sweet...
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Categories:
ocean, anxiety, feelings, image, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Ocean Poems
Definition | What is Ocean in Poetry?
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