.
In the wind I stand
at the edge
where the sea touches
soft the shore.
There I gaze up
at the skyline
where the sea
expands even more.
Witnessing this
majestic scene,
though small, I feel big,
standing tall.
But to Sea and Sky,
what am I?
Just a happy camper,
that's all!
.
T'was the month of July
should've been sailing upon calm sea,
brightest sunshine
blue sky so clear.
For days and days, it rained and rained
As if the sky's afallin' away,
Bounced wildly about on wall like waves
T'was death we came to face.
Tied ourselves with ropes around our waist
To not to sea be blown and swallowed away
The only thing for us all to do, was pray
Then mates and the capt'n their voices did raise.
Began singing aloud sailor's songs of old
Drowning out their dread in the sea's assault
Sudden shower of sunbeams began to pour right out
Of the opening heavens by gushes of wind, parting clouds.
Hope returned about the crew
They knew the sea would be subdued
Looking through his spyglass out to sea
The capt'n saw our destination appear.
By CarolineCécile
Copyright © 05.16.11
The sea calls my name; to the call of waves I respond
For seven full days with no one I’ll correspond
My fishing gear packed, I board a cabin cruiser
To escape society, man’s worst abuser
The GPS set, I head fifty miles offshore
To a reef where city lights can’t be seen anymore
The sea would remain calm; hey, this is my story
And the galley’s pantry filled with inventory
Gull screeches and dolphin cackles, the only sounds
In each direction a blue horizon surrounds
Since the break of dawn, the grouper have been biting
Catching my dinner; nothing is more exciting
As the orange sun paints clouds pink before it sets
I commune with God and nature, have no regrets
Through the skylight above the cabin’s comfy bed
Venus, Mars and the Milky Way appear overhead
Reminders that I’m but a speck in God’s grand plan
Merely a traveler whose perceptions expand
A lifetime I’d want, but settle for just one week
To live upon the ocean and adventure seek
* For Carol’s “A Week to Do as You Please” contest
Slate blue sea, its shade
Gone gray under clouds of strain
Went in search of a color
To change its languor.
It moved to the West
To where the sun was headed
Could be a dream like finding gold
But there lied its hope.
It crossed weather storms
Whipped at its body, deformed
Under ongoing low pressures
Baiting its temper.
Sudden flash in skies
Where clouds parted for a while
Encouraged its own spirit
Giving its soul, grit.
The rains came again
But refusing to complain
It began to rock and dance.
Then it froze, quite tranced.
Stopped dead in its tracks
The prettiest shade it tracked
Forest of dark hazel trees
Bowed to greet the sea.
Had stood by, waiting
Knowing the sea was coming
Content gave the sea a glee
The shade of the deep.
By CarolineCécile
Copyright © 08.16.10
Oh, Sir! Yes... 'tis our wish now to with you go~
A'sea so to be then where your wild winds blow~
Such is reason all it's own down this way we've come~
To harbour's end & seaward mole so fondly sought by some~
Do listen to & for of what we now do softly speak~
Now even ears of salt such captain we do boldly tweak~
We then are those who would so sail upon your sea~
For 'tis naught but sure trials true & e'er about to be~
Fairly green of things o'depths & so we be seen as such~
Rightly so thus so ye know of sea we know not much~
Yet given room & stood aside we'll show ye quite the fit~
For 'tis our way when so we play to create a game of it~
'Tis true ye'll know we've fought our devil in his very den~
'Tis fact for sure he'd run from us aloft up to your heaven~
Yet ye must be that one to see what stuff is all of us~
Knowin' full well such a tell might cause aboard a fuss~
Oh, Sir! Yes... we wish to sail upon your sea unknown~
Where wave & wind & light so bright has been to us unshown~
Take your chance at happenstance a'stand now on your deck~
Say to us... to rigging thus! & off to sea we'll trek~
SeaWolf
©
So they say 'tis our way,
To sea we'll go down soon.
So they say 'tis with swoon,
To sea we'll go to play.
Yet those who know,
Say much so same.
We've made our game,
Of moon's dark silken glow.
Aye to those who look askance.
For 'twere it true,
Our sky was blue,
To sea we'd never prance.
For ever should we simply dance,
Our step thus seen as but by chance.
Let our hearts so then go,
This way that beneath sun's glow.
SeaWolf
©
Gone we are this day you'll see ~
Off away to nether lands ~
Gone we are to sail with glee ~
Aboard her now a'come all hands ~
With them then such all sort stuff ~
Carried down to dock a'blow ~
Mate say now 'tis quite enough ~
That ye have we'll stow below ~
Sails await top yards hewn strong ~
Winds a'whistle 'round harbour's end ~
'Tis this journey shall be long ~
A'sea does now landsmen send ~
Maids ashore do tears so shed ~
Mates aboard stand fast all ~
Fear of ship or sea they dread ~
None may change sea siren call ~
Captain now come he aboard ~
Krewe now all with eyes ahead ~
Struts he now as noble lord ~
Wish now they this call had fled ~
With soften voice yet strength within ~
Captain hails his men below ~
Sail with me lads off to sin ~
Seas all seven we now go ~
Choice so made long before ~
Ship a'sea men a'shore ~
Dread naught but fancy free ~
Sailors all so set to sea ~
SeaWolf
©
I hear the music of high and low tides
The cheers as the sea bursts in clapping waves
High it is, as the sea has reached its aim
Its heart for so long drawn to the coastline
Sitting pretty under moonlit skyline.
And even when the sea is at low tide
Hear its cheering continue on faintly
Like the sounds of distant drumbeats, waiting
Its surface sparkling bright in the sunlight
The shore captivated in tides of delight.
By CarolineCecile
Copyright © 06.22.10
Walk barefoot beside me
Written By Dean Masciarelli
June 12, 2010 (2:16pm)
Walk barefoot beside me
Next to the shore by the sea
On this beautiful lovely day
Where you and I can
walk together
Side by side
romantically
Hand in hand
For miles and miles on end
So that we can feel
true
peace and tranquility
Before the sun
decides to fade away
and hide for another day
So that you and I can truly
embrace the essence of the sea
Through all of its Heavenly beauty
Will thou remember me while adventures sought
On timbered ship of mast and sail
Cross seas so danger fraught
Or will exotic lands cause my visage to pale
Receding over time in thy dreams
as though I don deep veils
As you follow stars, I beseech moonbeams
To guide you safely onto shore
and betimes return to me
Mayhap I will become just a tale of yore
That you recall on storm tossed nights
when your mind is beset and sore
So while thou art here and our hearts unite
Within mine arms, I'll fill thy mind
I'll not let the sea win without a fight
Her siren's song seafaring men will follow blind
Mayhap the sea has met her match in me; womankind
Entry into Terza Rima contest...Beautiful Form
Hosted by Catie Lindsey
No Placement
As the great God Neptune rises from the sea
he wears the Statue of Liberty as his crown
for all to see
he can make the earth shake the waters boil and the winds to blow
everyone must understand that the earth is his kingdom
it is a living thing it deserves and needs your care your blessing
your respect and most of all your love to exist for all eturnity
Neptunes message is simple to understand, to bring peace, freedom
and a clean earth from sea to shining sea
for you and me
I love to walk with the waves lapping my toes
cool wet sand beneath my feet
walking this way is long, but not tiring
Along my walk I find many treasures
cool wet sand beneath my feet
enjoying the sea life on my trek
Along my walk I find many treasures
sometimes I get to see a starfish
enjoying the sea life on my trek
walking this way is long, but not tiring
splashing sand and sea feels neat
I love to walk with the waves lapping my toes
There once was a boy from Jeckyll Island Sound
He roamed the beach and in the sand he found
A sea shell, a snorkel
A buried grand paw and a shovel
Adventure awaits in the sand mound.
For the sea tale limerick contest!!
~~~Ninth place win in the contest!!~~~~
As I sit alone on this rocky shore. The mist rises around my feet and I long for much, much
more. Just to go out to sea and meet the horizon just you and me in our blazon. To feel the
salt water as we sail away to enjoy the beauty of this day in this very protected bay. To kiss
the rose of early bright. Maybe stay way into the night and see the moon and billions of
stars. Reach up and touch the loving God. The one who made you for me and made the sea
and misty shores that consumes all my lonely and tiresome chores.
In her silk evening dress
On the harbour she stands
Looking out to the waters
That claimed her man
The sea was his life
Ever since he was a boy
To be a sailor
Was to be his pride and joy
He made the grade
Through naval school
He was brought up to understand
That the sea can be cruel
Then one night
In the Pentland Firth
The sea was about to show
Its almighty worth
A force nine storm
From the North Sea heads
As his ship was cast
Onto Dunnett Head
No prisoners were taken
This November night
Smashed to smithereens
As she disappeared from sight
The very next morning
The sea was calm and quiet
A difference of hours
From the previous nights riot
Along the rocky shoreline
Bodies were washed up
Bruised and battered
In deathly abrupt
In twisted grace
Her man was found
Amongst the ship he adored
In wreckage surround
On the anniversary of her loss
On the harbour she stands
Looking out to the waters
That claimed her man
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