Snorkeling Poems

Horatio Nelson 1758-1805

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Years ago I did so choose, to go on a Caribbean clipper ship cruise,
and, in addition to several other islands,
anchored off Nevis, northwest of Saint Kitts,
where, in the late 1780's, N...

Souperb Soup

...Let's toss some poets into a soup like a gumbo 
to make a concoction of proportions quite jumbo,
with a variety of flavors, so delicious,
yet, for our hearts, minds, and spirits, highly nutritious...

I miss

..." Tortured metaphors
                           spilling from tequila lips,
                  t i p t o e  on my pulse ~
             breaking in an arced smile
                        of the...

A Beach Scene

...A Beach Scene
Ocean waves
Ocean breezes
Turquoise seas
Ninety degrees
Coconut trees
High tides
Swinging hammocks 
Sky Juice
Pink Sand
Tidal pools
Sea Shells
Conch Shells
Sand castles
Sw...

Tsunami

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Tsunami

Clinging to a tree my might is numb
Teeth chattering, soaked in seaweed I succumb
to the shores of doom, the tides violent surge
Adrift and marooned all owed to a sudden urge
After t...

A Paradise Island

...Written 24 December 2023 
Placed 5th in :
No 1243 New Poem Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand

                                           A Paradise Island

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Shadows of Summer

...Rediscover the spirit
of the shadows of summer
the pleasures of beach days
the joys of snorkeling in the reefs
and the sensational taste
of island style coffee and brunch...

A Stage

...What, I cannot say,
A feeling something's wonkey.
Like mucking muddy sand at the bottom of the ocean,
Beneath acrobatic, trapeze artist monkeys.
What can be said,
About the snorkeling tigers?
O...

September Moon

...Caribbean vacation adventures
at the core of the September moon
ignites travelers and water lovers
with a fire effect of goosebumps
rising up with pleasure
enjoying the sunset
and the Super moo...

Welcome To Maldives

...hand of coral islands
south of Sri Lanka
in the Indian Ocean
scuba diving
snorkeling. surfing,
dolphin watching
paddle boarding
i run to shake Maldive's glorious hand
eighty degrees average...

Traveling With Deborah

...These tears in my eyes come from missing you
No point in my trying to diminish their flow,
For they reappear with special memories
They persist in following me wherever I go.
How I re...

Abalone Bed

...The channel islands off the coast
of California were my home
on weekends sailing with my dad
on glassy seas, on froth and foam.

On Fridays after work he’d head
to Catalina on the wind.
Someti...

Sink Or Swim

...sink
lower, drowned
submerging, burying, plummeting
absorption, slump, backstroke,...

Group Think

...It sticks to grey matter
where a porous unmindfulness
sponges whatever absorbs.

It fills city bars, taxies, and continents
infecting all with an
unquestioning acceptance,
settled opinions’
o...

My Best Vacation Ever

...We set sail as Reggae music played out on the Lido.
Our first night was casual; no need for tuxedo.
We could eat a pizza by the Windows On the Sea
or go beneath and dine on shrimp and meet the mai...

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