Riptides Poems - Poems about Riptides

...Rubbing boys shoulders with sunburn oil. The sun smiles at the pain, the brush of fingers against raw flesh. But like a war wound, those boys be proud. Offer them a salve and they scoff, don......Read the rest...

...Deep within see beyond my flesh and bone, such quiet flames can come off aloof; Encrypted smile resembling stone, my aura stays ninety proof; Turquoise sea forever I’ll stay true blue to all ......Read the rest...

...Floating on the abyss Or am I engulfed, drowning, dying in deep waters? I gasp for air attached to your lips Fluid fills my lungs as I struggle to breathe The wind lifts my soul to heavenly happi......Read the rest...

...riptides sneaky undertows drags black sand back into waves ~ sea hawks sound alarms 4/3/23 Contest: A New Nature Themed Haiku Sponsor: Tania Kitchin......Read the rest...

...riptides sneaky undertows drags black sand back into waves ~ sea hawks sound alarms 4/3/23 Contest: A New Nature Themed Haiku Sponsor: Tania Kitchin......Read the rest...

...As a rainbow of the sunset descends and the balmy breeze washes over sand that tickles between toes and carefree hand, I’m in the company of valued friends. The deceptive calm of darkening ......Read the rest...

...at the cusp between slumber and wakefulness I reach a subconscious of wonder it seems that my house was built too close to the ocean foundations and perimeter walls supported by reason and ......Read the rest...

..."I wandered lonely as cloud." William Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a Teardrop I wandered lonely as a teardrop In a sea of sand, A tempest in one glistening drop, Ruthless riptides of ......Read the rest...

...Without Agreement Living in the vacuum of separation An ashtray of burnt ember vibrations In wounded agony torn apart Sudden separation confusion imparts Heartbeat separated from harmony’s ......Read the rest...

...Time Like Crashing Waves Time, like waves crashing on a smooth-faced sand, Leaves imbedded ripples on shores of memory And drop-offs marked with steep undertow warnings In foamy filigrees etch......Read the rest...

...On the walls of an old rickety shed are names of sojourners who’ve passed this way; now my wandering boot does older tread where I passed on a long forgotten day. Winding a road less trav......Read the rest...

...it was the day of her birth when she stood at the Styx naked but with all bags packed with immanent sadness and joy too young for being ambiguous she let out a scream and let down a reflex for ......Read the rest...

...Storms Acrostic Strong winds surprise. Treacherous riptides stir. O ff ramps spree. R are rainstorms trigger. Major rainstorms cause. S evere hardships......Read the rest...

...These are prophetic poems and apocalyptic poems ... The Vision of the Overseer’s Right Hand by Michael R. Burch “Dust to dust ...” I stumbled, aghast, into a valley of dust and bone w......Read the rest...

...I never knew how deep Oceans were, I've spent most of my life watching from the sand to watch with curiosity is unbearable Deny, deny, deny. the Water is too cold, I tell myself, the Wat......Read the rest...