Seaborne Longing
...a forgotten hope chest –
linen s!t!i!t!c!h!e!d with love by candlelight
c r u m b l e now to the mere touch—
past companionship … forgotten s n a t c h e s of conversati...
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Categories:
seaborne, analogy, grief,
Form: Other
Rise And Fall
...inspired by The Platters song, ‘Ebb Tide’
Rise And Fall
Salty tears ebbing away on moon’s tide
as whispered love echoes on ocean waves
across caramel sands w...
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Categories:
seaborne, beach, romance, sea,
Form: Terzanelle
The Waters-
...The Waters
'Waters!' said I, 'thing of neap tide.'
To warn me about the marine
I crave the aquatic, Atlantic admiralty
Death shall bring reefs
Aboard seaborne ships
Waters, Lakes, Seas
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Categories:
seaborne, adventure, analogy, anxiety, environment,
Form: Free verse
Selkie
...Barefoot she walked along the sandy shore,
her golden hair soft fluttering in the breeze.
Like gossamer the flimsy dress she wore,
her soul at peace with joy and youthful ease.
The island shimmer...
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Categories:
seaborne, beach, fantasy, farewell, myth,
Form: Rhyme
Legend of the Black Dove - Part 5
...Legend Of The Black Dove
(Part 5) "Adventures On The High Seas"
The quicksand has claimed one victim, the fleeing horse and the real
Black Dove is trapped underneath the quicksand. H...
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Categories:
seaborne, adventure,
Form: Narrative