Short Coral Poems
Short Coral Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Coral by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Coral by length and keyword.
Sea-dipping, my all, once of me did peel
Yond its shore-broke ferment.
At peace in bubble realms, opulescent;
As must the dying feel.
Sunbeams, like kisses, touch the sea,
A hidden world bursts into glee.
Coral castles, grand and bright,
Hug the ocean floor, bathed in light.
Davy Jones was clearly immoral
When he ruled all sex must be oral
But one mermaid's tail
Excited a whale
And his fluke just shattered the coral!
Coral reef beneath the surface
Golden sun glitters atop the shimming waves
Scuba diving off Australia's shores
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
pink coral reef
almost nothing prettier
it looks welcoming
don't be fooled
it is deadly, it can tear you to bits
do not jump down there to test it
if you bleed, sharks will come
I just can’t resist
When you walk by
The life in your smile
The gleam in your eye
To hold you, to love you
Would be just a dream
But for you to love me
It would all be a scheme.
Form:
vivid spectacle
the beauty of coral reefs ~
optic masterpiece
Coral is the most beautiful creation
That nature has conceived with many variations
Most magnificent color
That only love can muster
Except for the entrance to the Pearly Gates
Crustacean crowds gather around the reef, for a special reunion.
Delicacies abound as the coral dines, along with them.
Dancing anemone, are entertainment for the diners.
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
Blood of gems
crosses the tides
a fractured tremor
of a weary river
fog of marrow
diluted by tremors
spines chained
to the edges of a coral
sinking deep
stones upon a shore
that quivers
and the body hears
only
a wave
mute
that carves.
the coral, the...coral
apocalypse now...
yours is the win colonel kurtz...
you inherit rock
forests...your playgrounds
covered the earth as corals
once...and we kill reefs
atmospheres are dumps
and we...are garbage creatures
human mold...fungus
stan sand
Flushed cheeks and filled with serene truth,
on a lake of rose quartz I skate;
Coral ice surrounds and starts to soothe
a warm smile slowly radiates;
My temperature elevates
I do a spin and understand
part of the dance is always fate;
If I slip hold onto my hand.
7 lines /7syllables
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she was touched by a phantom
becoming a phantom too
both boarded coral carriage
wheels grate cobble streets in mist
opera seats were waiting
then to swirl on dancing floor
she relished escaping hours
Dusk seeps lapis
The horizon looms in blood and coral
Crows emerge from peacock plumes
shrieking caws of darkness
wings flap their incessant onyx
Talon wounds of starlight
multiply and meld
into the coming day
the cover of night perforated
into salmon blooms and cornflowers
6/9/17
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"
Our Coral Ginger Jar
Coral ginger jar
Jasmine candle glows with joy
Laughs as we romance
May 8, 2020
11:15am PST
i can hispanically
roll my r's but for
the life of me i
can't even say
certain words
and phrases
our language
not bodily will
be as if a reef
meaning the
great barrier
which all will
be resolved
in laughter
that which
is all so uni
versally true
except on the
planet of
Venus for
it has no
moons
Form:
Written: July 30, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Oliver Mckeithan
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palimpsest of love—
laurel dreams and libido
fiddle in the hum,
winding soul, smitten and raw—
coral heart churning through tides.
lovesick soul hums soft,
coral and laurel entwined—
fiddle of the heart.
Where did that coral butterfly faerie go?
I saw her a second, in the garden way below.
She has such beauty, maybe I imagined her?
I heard a voice, soft, like a shy kitty’s purr.
Oh, there she is, and she is gorgeous too.
The butterflies surround her in orange and blue.
Monarchs are giving her the time of day.
Everything about her is glorious in every way.
Blot this glassy water
With clotted blood;
Dive down, screaming;
Wish upon a starfish;
Stretch my gills and make them lungs;
Make me man, not manta;
Wipe the seaweed from my lips;
Save me, tangled, from your coral.
I have never seen the coral reefs,
Yet I am certain
It is a barrier,
Cuts the flesh of drowning sailors,
And is as deadly pretty
As a woman’s hair.
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 up
Buy yourself a reusable cup
Under the sea with colorful coral all over
Bright colors all over the sea
Sand that engulfs the whole ocean
The smell of Krabby Patties within the sea
A yellow sponge coming out of a pineapple dancing work
A blue squid frowning down below
A pink star under a rock
A red crab talking about money and
Several sea creatures crowding inside a barrel with
The smell of food emanating from it
With a mind sharp as a marble
Words roll off my tongue as garble.
My clean shaved head is like a globe
Serpentine tattooed, lobe to lobe
With yellow, brown and strings of blue
Of understated pastel hues
Waxed smoother than a scratched eight-ball
Like a brain coral, all in all.
What is outside is not within
Sharp as a marble crown to chin.
Sponsor: Hilo Poet
Contest Name: Simile Poetry Contest
“Sharp as a Marble”
BASKETS OF SAND AND CORAL
Here on my roof on Eastern pillows spread
I watch the “slaves” unload the dhows-
Strong black men with bulging biceps,
Carrying baskets of sand and coral on their heads.
In monotonous repetition they trudge,
From ship to sea wall, from wall to shore,
Each a vital link of their conveyor belt,
As their forefathers have been in ages past,
Passing baskets of sand and coral on their heads.