Ocean Rhyme Poems

Despairing seafaring..can be

Lore of days of yore 

Hardcore foreshore folklore

Hemingway’s…Old Man and the Sea


Smiles..feeling chipper

Like a wee nipper

Reeling in a ripper

Serious delirious skipper

No not a...

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Creatures of the sea, all beautiful and fair. 
A thought comes to mind, what if they swam in the air? 
Would we swat fish away...

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Nothing but sea
where seagulls lie at a distance
Nothing but sea
as water on water beating — 
the undertow like a chalice,
a glimpse of far inward duress,
Nothing...

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'twas on a matopoeic morn
woken by the crack of dawn
fell out of bed
'pon my head
feeling floored
and quite forlorn
but yet again
all at sea
afloat on board a...

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“Failure is an option, but fear is not.” —James Cameron


stuff into your wetsuit
strap on your BCD
from your regulator take two sips
excited you should be

we’re gonna...

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Bonnie Brown was in love with Charles, like black pearl clings to night,
So young and engaged to be married, like myriad stars, shining white.

They were...

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It’s fifty years since people said
Look… on the tele… Hitler
And maybe you just sat there stunned 
Like something big had bit ya

There, on the keyboard,...

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You flew beside me, small and brave,
From west coast skies to the ocean wave.
Tucked in close, not a sound you made,
Just calm little heartbeats, never...

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Nurse Nicole, with calmest eyes,
Moves through halls where silence lies—
Right hand steady, strong, and sure,
To Dr. Gabriel, she is pure.

Level-headed in the fray,
Guiding hearts from...

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“Life is like a ship tossed on the high sea 
To journey amidst sunshine and wild waves.” - By author.
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The smell of the ocean
The glitter of the sun
Oh, it is time for some fun

You can see beach umbrellas anywhere
And find sand everywhere
And you can...

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Nature has provided us a unique perspective this summer…
three unique perspectives I must say…
from our home in Dunedin, Florida, to our cabin in N. C.
to...

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Trust your imagination, dream, believe,
Take my hand,
I'll show you land,
that you cannot perceive.

Join me as we take a ride,
Not across the planet, but inside,
Each creature,...

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A delicate touch
a warm embrace
natures ballet much
a curiosity chase.

Drifting crystals beauty
their warm waters, cutie
life stay, they mate
1500, they wait.

What's this we see
that future ocean seas
should...

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The appearance of the same alluring dream
brings on adored visions of days already past;
and reliving them with delight, I can guard them 
without fearing that...

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