Short Seahorses Poems

stingrays want to play 
turtles under heat lamp bathe 
playful seahorses...

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How bizarre
They are
In their underwater
Paradise

Gardens of coral and sea-plants,
Ever green,

Pregnant with billions 
Of babies
Waiting

To meet their purple dad....

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seahorses...  wonders
a live endangered treasure...
pollution will kill...

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4/18/18

Composed for the 'Seahorse' poetry contest sponsored by Julia Ward...

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Intertwining tails 
Daily pre-dawn dances
This is how the seahorses
Practice their romances.

The males have a pouch-
Now isn't that sublime?!
Gives birth to many babies
Two thousand at a time !!...

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My pet seahorse Brenda was blond,
She loved a poor fish in the pond;
He was not aware of this,
And so he took her amiss,
When in his big tummy she spawned.




SEAHORSES - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Julia Ward
30th April,2018...

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The ocean is a highway
to be traveled far and wide,
you can travel it alone
or with loved ones by your side.

The ocean is a vast liquid world
filled with life unseen,
fish and whales and seahorses
swim beneath boats and submarines....

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Seawater swimming
Endangered
And fast moving
Horse-like fish of the sea
Orange, blue and red too
Ride in herds
Spectacular
Elevated neck, of course
Seahorses

April 30, 2018...

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Seahorses in my sauerkraut
And no apologies or explanation.
I watched them cavort for a bit
Then I turned to the raccoons sliding down my plate
and I asked them what was happening.
As if we would know? One mouthed back.
Better ask the Ketchup.
The Ketchup speaks English?
Strangest breakfast yet....

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I need a chameleon’s eyes if you ask me
so I can see in both directions simultaneously
you say seahorses can do this too?
Who knew? who Knew?
now I have a choice to make.
little at stake, my mind on bake.
chameleon or seahorse? Which one to be?
chameleon, who can turn colors you see.
an artist like me, an artist like me....

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One little jellyfish swam quite free
Swishing and gurgling capriciously
With the hiccups it seems
Propelling his jet streams
Back and forth simultaneously

Two tiny seahorses swam in place
Gawking at jellyfish face to face
One said "NO!" does he know
There's a shark at his toe
Ready to gobble him for a taste!



August 4, 2019...

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Which are the silliest?
Seahorses or horses that see?
Which hops faster?
A grasshopper or a hopper full of grass?
Which would be more interesting to invite to tea?
A lady bug
or a lady that bugs?
Would you rather marry a praying mantis,
or a mantis, praying?
That last part is a tricky subtle gender
issue that relates only to praying mantises....

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Among the seagrass, slow they canter

Darling steeds of the sea,

Days spent anchored to a frond

Or currents shape their destiny.

Gentle creatures, captivating

Hypnotic in their motion.

Seahorses, they hold us rapt

Little jewels, of the ocean.









Entry for
SEAHORSES - Poetry Contest 
Sponsored by Julia Ward.
24/4/20158...

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King and queen of the seahorses met one day.
He showed off his mane, she twisted her tail.
We are royalty, the king said, so hey! hey! hey!
Fine for you said the queen, but I want to be a snail.

Why? Asked the king. Have we not been kind?
She had been brought from the Sea of the Mind.
You are great, but I think snails have pearls right?
That is a clam, he said. Was she not bright?...

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Swimming side by side in unison among red coral,
Entwining occasionally in their colourful pre-dawn dance,
A pair of small creatures resembling 
Horses of the sea 
Or perhaps Pegasuses - with pectoral fins
Rapidly fluttering like hummingbird wings -
Swirl and sometimes touch snouts, as if kissing.
Ending their ritual, the female
Spirals up out of seagrass, leaving her mate impregnated.


May 5, 2018...

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Zoomorphism is alive and well here.
Fish, cat, lamb, rog, and unruly reindeer
Dwell in my home, smiling from walls that are peeling.
If we could figure out how, they would be attached to the ceiling.
We have lizards, seahorses, and dolphins decorating our bath.
We would be plumb full if I cut these treasures in half.
Oh, yes, zoomorphism reigns supreme in my house and my beautiful yard.
Bumper stickers, clothing, dog’s sweater, and my new calling card....

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Navigating center
my sail in the wind
waves pulsing by
only left to rescind


Discovering land
rich and bare
feet on the sand
sun stripping cares


Heating the skin
warmth can trace 
Lillie’s and roses
all over my face


Tide creeping in
laps at my feet
slowly it rises
till we both meet


Seahorses twirling
around the seabed
seagulls are laughing
their wings outspread


Carried away 
on a swell of joy
embracing the peace
pain cannot destroy...

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No wish to carp or cock a snook
I won't leave you in the lurch
but oh my cod take a look
what a plaice to perch
as just for the halibut
putting seahorses out to paddock
is enough to give one
a severe bad haddock
so no red herring I don't flounder around
take a peeled eel flake of baked hake
plus pinch of pickled pilchard
and an ichthyic sandwich make
but if my words are vitriolic
you may grunt and kiss my bass
it's all a load of pollock(s)
...

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AQUARIAN AQUARIUM

coral reefs ripple beneath
crystal clear cerulean
cinematic hues of cool
Caribbean 
blues

psychedelic underworld
swims and swirls serenely
a show room of shy seahorses
Surrealistic
muse

ringlet tails coiled regalia
resplendent heads held high
rocking to and fro below rare
Aquarium
views

gills in pink and lilac breathe
dark sharks lurk and scheme
in this tropical kaleidoscope 
of
Aquarian
pool





© Kim van Breda—19 February 2015...

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