by Ink Empress |
Categories:
love, magic,
I surf through the silks
of his opium essence
swathed in moon-swept sparks
for this love stirs in silence
a verse sealed with fervent flares
by Donald Meikle |
Categories:
history, lost love, water, water,
Knee deep in surf
The water clung to her
Changing silk gown
To wrinkled shiny skin
Never had I envied ocean water so
But then t'was I who'd let her go
Drowning in green eyes
With fear of clinging ties
Holding me back
by Debjani Mitra |
Categories:
longing,
he looks at her eyes
butterflies surf dreams within
strolling twilight beach
shooting stars make wish
Prince wakes up serene Snow White
something melts the night
stream of passion flows
non stop chimes of Cupid choir
crystallizing breath
backdrop of embrace
pearl in heart of oyster blooms
covenant of love
Sponsor Rick Parise
Contest 1 -12 lines ONLY - A Poem That Did NOT Receive A Ribbon Placement 1-3
Date written.. 24th July 2019
Earlier submitted to the following contest
Sponsor Jamie Pan
Contest Name Multiple-Haikus
Featured 50 in best new poems
by Kp Nunez |
Categories:
ocean, summer, wind,
Into the wake of waves he rides.
The surfer glides like bird in flight.
He slips, gets up, head on collides,
into the wake of waves he rides.
His graceful dance with winds and tides
shows love for ocean at first sight.
Into the wake of waves he rides;
the surfer glides like bird in flight.
29 May 2015
For Andrea Dietrich's Lovely Summer Triolet Contest
by Rachel St.Cross |
Categories:
beautiful, girl, love,
Summer's surf rising from ivory tides be her light...
Reflecting from an hourglass these prisms she sways
Breaking waves their eyes conversations ladies they gaze.
by Ken Carroll |
Categories:
beautiful, love, ocean,
In our house by the sea
the gulls fall silent
the gulf winds have exhausted
their supply of salty scent
we grow languid
our eyes close with fatigue
my head upon her bosom
my sweetest friend
is trembling
In our house by the sea
never remove your arms from my neck
or shy away your lovely face
embrace and kiss me endlessly
let the hours be lazy and sweet
flowing like the warm southern wind
as we gaze upon the purple sash of sunset
entwined like serpents in battle
soothed by the avid tide and eternal surf
by Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty |
Categories:
sad,
I wander about
like a fish out of water
in the surf blue sea
Me a traveler
in the congress of gray rocks
where carcajous howl
A vacant lot mind
wavered in the breeze empty
land soul never rests
Heart sighs seeks haven
warm breasts of the beloved
in my country home
I see the river
boatmen singing love ballad
flows out of water
Out of Water - Poetry Contest
Sponsor Sheri Fresonke Harper
by Windyann Plunkett |
Categories:
life, lovetime, time,
The patterns of my life
Sifted through your heart.
The calling of the wind
Gives you a place to start.
The crashing of the tide,
The bubbles of the surf.
The roughness of my fingers
After time kissing with the earth.
The golden ray of eyesight,
And the shield black with pain.
The rumble of the thunder
Then its calming, soothing rain.
The time you kissed my eyelids
As night turned into day.
The way that Hamlet felt
When his Ophelia sank away.
You taught my heart to sing,
And my thoughts to find their place,
Then you sang yourself to sleep
Still creating time and space.
by Faye Gibson |
Categories:
care, endurance, family, god, stress,
Beneath a heavy weight I labored,
misunderstood by those I love and serve,
illness raging, family demanding,
expending soul and physical reserve.
Like a thin smoke quickly dissipating,
spirit tenuous, weak upon the road,
on the precipice of breakdown trembling
feeling endurance and harmony erode.
Along a peaceful stretch of sand walking,
listening to pounding surf, the birds,
tasting the invigorating sea air,
hearing in my heart God's voice, His words,
inviting nature in to permeate
my being, soothing the aching pain . . .
spirit at rest, on God's glory feeding,
I can go home, begin my work again.
Copyright, August 1, 2014
Faye Gibson
by Tim Smith |
Categories:
love,
Slowly we walk on the sandy white beach, hand in hand
A perfect Caribbean night, with sounds of the steel band
A little kiss, a little hug, a little happiness from above
The two of us together in paradise sharing our deep love
Making memories on the first night of the rest of our life
That beautiful vision sent to save me, is now my wife
Playfully we both frolic in the surf, as the tide gently rolls
Not a care in the world, two free spirits baring their souls
The harvest moon is beaming high painting a perfect setting
Two lovers absorbed in each other, forever remembering
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by Liam Mcdaid |
Categories:
beautiful, beauty, blessing, dream, feelings, flower, love,
Breathing wind
across ocean currents
Waves of a sea murmur
under tides turn over emotions awakening
Satin white washed surf
Beholding
upon the rocks
Beloved apex
a sunbeams brilliance
Wetly kissed
under a rainbow arch
Throwing light
of the moon spotlighting
dancing with the shadows
Crouching where the sun rests
Twilight fires burn amber
within clouds shooting gunbarrel grey
by Robert Pettit |
Categories:
beach, travel, winter,
All of the summer tourists have gone away.
Only a few residents like us will stay.
Here we are on the New Jersey shore.
The boardwalk, sand, and surf are what I adore.
It is winter now, and quite cold outside.
I still love the scenery, and I can't stay inside.
Entrance into the cold ocean waves I don't dare.
I can still take in the crisp, salty air.
There are many seagulls flying around.
They are making their laughing-like sound.
Yes, you can see there remains much activity,
That's what you can expect if you live near Atlantic City.
by Craig Cornish |
Categories:
life,
Perpetually persistent, the sea will polish
its ragged rim - stone, no greater foe
than bone or shell, time makes all the same,
all to sand and then to dust.
My mind, intoxicated by horizon's edge,
a visual vixen, while the surf beguiles -
pulsing hypnotically.
A love, a passion that can never be owned,
always shared, and happily.
Space where predetermined fates become
infinitely miscible with all that has been -
all that will be. Here, where life
crept from water's womb,
I'm beckoned again and again
to revel on its shores.
by Ink Empress |
Categories:
beautiful,
"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." ~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau
When Cupid’s wishes surf on the tail of a comet,
eventide envelops the tender skyline in stillness,
mirroring sparks of neon stardust on the shore.
Stroking the salt-laced sand in silken rhythm,
while hushed leaves surrender to the sea’s songs,
curating a silent reverie of drifting dreamers,
filling the amethyst air with indigo blooms,
as wind and waves merge, echoing secrets~
like heartbeats aching for a kiss of moonbeams,
amidst fluorescent tides twinkling in tune,
erasing tears in the blush of forgotten sunsets.
by Andrea Rose |
Categories:
addiction, beach, mother, nature, ocean, sports, summer, vacation, water,
Mother Ocean please
Send me waves of such beauty
I need Therapy
Dedicated to my Dad on Father's Day 2013
The man who introduced me to the ocean and educated me about it and gave me reason to love appreciate and respect it.
by The Grahamburglar |
Categories:
blue, love, love hurts, ocean, sea, summer, water,
The sapphire surf is a lover
and few can deny her a kiss
that under her bosom hover.
The sapphire surf is a lover
and once lured beneath her cover,
she swallows you in her abyss.
The sapphire surf is a lover
and few can deny her a kiss.
05/27/15
Submission for ONE LOVELY SUMMER TRIOLET
Hosted by: Andrea Dietrich
by Jimmy Anderson |
Categories:
funny
The good looking dish and the man.
Were standing in surf on the sand.
Her hand it did rest.
Upon this man's chest.
Their eyes meeting as best they can.
They were wed on the beach it is true.
With such a big party and crew.
Sweetheart from the soup
took Ron from the group.
Two became one as winds blew!
They're happy as newly weds are.
Making love out under a star.
They'll come back to earth
when she does give birth.
To a miracle child. Oh my, by far!
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Written for Sweetheart's Loveland Limerick contest by Jimmy Anderson
by Iolanda Scripca |
Categories:
life, nature,
Pacific murmur
Blond eyelids wake up seagulls
Happiness alive
Surf and rays in love
Paintbrushes escape from box
Immortality...
Tempera of Soul
Obsessive Golden Spectrum
Rip open my chest
Don' t need oxygen
Growing gills, play with dolphins
Sun alive again...
***for P.D.'s Contest " Sunrise"***
by Liam Mcdaid |
Categories:
angel, beautiful, beauty, care, dream, earth, love,
I close these eyes flower of destiny
as thoughts became fixed upon a crowned rose
sailing the seven seas overflowing joyous dream
Pouring out the highlights
the inner voice sings warmly chants
whistling with overwhelming happiness
Today waves touched deeply
in the rain I hold my hand out
wishing to kiss your fingertips
As love inside this ocean opens gate
unto salt of this earth footprints remain
pearl drops fall worshiping such beauty
Swept away into another world
washed pure is the surf
that kisses you my love forever
by Faye Gibson |
Categories:
lost love, sea,
today's gray tides wash
sands where love's warm feet wandered . . .
i watch the sobbing
surf scour the white surface smooth
leaving only tears of shell
Copyright, March 25, 2015
Faye Lanham Gibson
by Tim Smith |
Categories:
hope, love,
Darkened clouds danced mightily for days
thunder shook and lightning struck
children took cover and old men wept
finally the clouds stubbornly have been pushed away
a loving sea breeze takes anchor
and warms a chilly day
I stand on the shore captivated by her beauty
hues of orange and red fill a brand new sky
a salty mist caresses my lips
"somewhere over the rainbow where blue birds fly"
resonates in my mind
Reminding that there is hope
and it's going to be okay
White foam surf crashes into me
and I can't help but smile for
The past is long gone
and the future starts now
by Tucker Carwile Jr |
Categories:
love,
I need the ocean to protect me,
with its pounding surf.
Able to beat back,
my strongest fears.
Building sand castles,
up to the sky.
Standing behind its ramparts
defending my soul.
When you are away from me,
I need to oean.
by Arthur Vaso |
Categories:
grave, suicide, tribute,
We sing
Act
Die
Cry
Dance in the sky
We form societies
To read aloud
What others dare not say
From Shakespeare to Byron
Poe to Moe
We sit around smoke filled lounges
Spewing words forth
Love, hate, Hemingway’s mojitos staring in mirrors
Whiskey permeates the air
Smokey flavors absorbed into flowing ink
Towards the graves
We always gaze onward towards the graves
From the inside out, and looking up on coffin roofs
The seas of depression like waves to surf
Some might say we any maniacal and crazy
Today we welcome a new member
Mork from Ork
by Bjorn Wastvedt |
Categories:
beauty, love, passion, poems, romance, travel,
Tropical Love
Colorful petals, huge tender soft leaves,
Intricate patterns, the type spiders weave.
Gentle breezes, smelling the ocean salt,
Embedded crystals where the surf may halt.
Bright colored finches flocking through the air,
Loud racket is heard from a hidden lair.
Rainforest splendor, how precious it sings,
Tropical colors on butterfly wings!
Georges blossoms in an Edenic bay,
Colorful orchids take my breath away.
Gigantic geysers spraying in the air,
Lava is flowing, too hot to be near.
My passionate love, as we stop to rest,
Relaxing in comfort against my chest.
© Bjørn O. Wastvedt, 2017
by Liam Mcdaid |
Categories:
angel, beautiful, beauty, blessing, love, magic, mirror,
Circle of a world
you warmly surround me
Holding visions of a dream
Melting chocolate to the soul
Cupping hands together
captures pulse beats awakening
sunshine through misted bridge promise
dewdrops each morning
The eyes opening crystals
those of a deep ocean wave takes hold
Satin touching softly velvet silk
pearls washed pure fragrance
Within a starlight kisses cheeks
singing rivers in delight
Beholding you beautiful
Arrowhead of Cupid Striking
Surf falling down deeply
sweeping winds rising
an angel the heart's wings
flying with grace sparkling back