Reef Poems - Poems about Reef

Knots-besotted (too canny for a granny) as sailors go (and they will) of which I am (still) one (when day is done) I can bend a bowline (from stern to stem) with the best of them (just so's you knows... the rabbit out of the hole comes 'round the tree runs then back down goes) and tie (not hit) a reef (or square) so fine or (none...

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a massive coral reef just off the shore of a tiny island in the South Pacific a tropical reef filled with sea life galore breathtaking and stunningly majestic like an enormous rainforest on the sea floor rare kaleidoscope of colorful sea creatures a fishdom of seldom seen underwater life even a crevice hiding a notorious moray eel a reef so...

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all time stopped ravenged* by what had gone before a chance given to take a breath gravity suspended wet through to the skin too cold...

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Dynamic reef flexion within the restless Earth Continental drift spelled birth once spelled Pangaea, in early geologic time, a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth. While rifling through mine treasure trove of poems, yours truly chanced upon satisfactorily worded geological event where plate tectonics wrought subterranean violent transformation about a half dozen years ago. Rust never sleeps courtesy zinc without rhyme...

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Cascade of colors swirls in a fishy maze, a tank of topicals swim the watery haze; as a plastic diver opens his treasure, what's inside is strictly his pleasure. Tetra's dream of tasty bites Swordtails dine to their delight; albino Catfish sweeps the gravel, as bright corals do bedazzle. As bright guppies wiggle, wriggle and Goldfish's fins flow in a jiggle; a black Molly races...

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We are archaic, and we deserve our rest. The gods all agreed to lie down together. They found a continent they enjoyed Laid down like soldiers, brothers in arms. Will we ever retain our position of worth? Wondered Zeus. Jupiter gave him the answer, not on this plane. We will become spirit again, so these bodies can turn into a...

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We have many different beliefs, But we are different plants Together in the very same reef....

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death strikes from the cover of shadows...by poet. tight schools of sunfish swim atop a coral reef... sharks stalk stray shadows (Haiku) 03/03/2022 H Forms - Traditional Nature Haiku Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Constance La France "How Many Syllables"...

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Like water… fear seeks its own level Rich or poor it wades through our consciousness Driving us inward toward sirens of darkness Shrilling the moment —with lyres of doubt (Hereford Inlet: December, 2021)...

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Turtle cruises the reef, turquoise warm in the sun; tendrils of coral stretch to sup filtered light. Butterflyfish and Tang intermingle amid coral polyps, that are plentiful appetizers for this party. As sponges get their rays, a seahorse uncoils and jettisons itself just overhead of a yawning mussel. I giggle to myself as an angelfish kisses my goggles and swim beneath the belly of turtle; awed at the...

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more glorious than any painting the coral reef puts a psychedelic trip to shame schools of fish swim by, ...were they sapphire or cobalt? their bio luminous look fascinates me they are gone before I can gather my thoughts a swarm of cherry heads my way fierce fish with a hot pink vibe or are they more fuchsia? my imagination in her...

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Over pelagic reefs, oscillating waters obfuscate sunken fetes. Octopi tango while oarfish flash titian fins. Opulent paradise: oblivious to us. 4/5/21 - written for Kim Merryman's "Pleiades O" poetry contest - 1st place...

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HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUA’A Rhyme pronounced: HOOMOO, HOOMOO, NOOKOO, NOOKOO, AH, POOAH, AH The Hawaiian Reef Triggerfish H Ubiquitous damsels on ‘hide n seek’ reef M Urgently dart into cover H Under the ocean, the fish with the teeth M Usually rules every other N Unctuous, in his case is fair praise indeed K Unique is this eye-candy trigger N Unlikely the damsels to suffer his greed K Unusual for he’s so much bigger A P Utter relief for...

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Take a stand and save the world Recycle that plastic bottle Help clean up the ocean And join in the battle Reduce your use of single use Commit to end the waste Reduce the ocean garbage patch Deliberately make haste The coral reefs are dying All around the world In twenty years they might be gone If we remain unconcerned So take a stand and pick it...

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Ultraviolet hues in purple skies and the turquoise waves bow in admiration... Here, there are different ones, lives beneath the tranquil waters of a coral reef. A plethora of color burst flora and fauna, secreting itself from prying eyes... Protectorate of the inland's; promoting life in Gaia’s womb. Sadly, the thing it protects the most, land and its dwellers; disregard such majesty; being taken for granted, proof that humans are not by any means, the most, intelligent...

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