Sunfish Poems - Poems about Sunfish

... Was that a giant head bobbing out of the ocean? The sightseers got out their binoculars Something massive, a monster Looked like a giant head Captain of the cruise ship had seen this before ......

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...You take for granted that people understand your rhythm. You take for granted that everyone knows how to sing. You have been rowing the little boat in the great big ocean. Spilling water into ......

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...Written: September 12, 2023 Ocean Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Ink Empress “The sea is an underwater museum still awaiting its visitors.” – Phillip Diol......

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...Between the lily pads and soft sandbars Lay the saturated words of idle time Among bloated carp and feisty sunfish They linger in a sunny dampened rhyme. Fleet Dragonflies of thought dodge dart......

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...Heaviest bony fish at five thousand pounds The ocean sunfish is the roundest of the rounds. Looks like a giant head maneuvered by a frilly tail. Eats jellyfish by the dozen, ten foot long is the m......

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...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 - Tradi......

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...Troubled Times In troubled times, I have the sea It's soothing sounds bring peace to me. An ocean breeze,salty climes I have the sea in troubled times. Gulls swoop and dive, we wouldn't dare......

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...Distance Squared The speed of light is exactly how fast my heart sends; every prayer, every good thought, every perfect wish! The bright candle between us, it is the sun itself. ......

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...Lost by the Lake It is early and the dawn has not yet come. The water is very still, and reflects the trees on the far side. Every now and again, a fish kisses the surface, and rings of fore......

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...Tranquil Waters Steady goes the stream of pure tranquility Clear blue water rushes over smooth polished rock The landscape is so green near this water of ......

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...(Written about 2005, as a sonnet, but I cannot recall why I used 13 rather than 14 syllables per line. Maybe Petrachan? Forgive me if it fails the sonnet test.) For My Wife and Daughters......

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...Sunlight blinding him, Swirling dust choking him. The bronc gyrating Nearly throwing him. Feet braced and pounding, Pounding the ground. Jolting his spin, Up, and again down. His head jerki......

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...Balanced on a Red Rider wagon, a wooden boat with flaking paint; split transom poorly repaired. Ten year olds with borrowed tools, untrained in fixing leaks, or boats, or knowing what a trans......

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