Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

MisFortune Lingers

Free Ship Shipwreck illustration and picture
Courtesy of Pixabay

 A lone dog wanders with a keen nose
picking up a trail, following where it leads
he can tell if one has good intentions, even
uses his sense of smell as a compass
be-cause dogs are masters of the art of sniffing

He is always aware of his surroundings
decoding and interpreting all those scents
seeking out caves by the sea cream-y waves
running with a bit of drift-wood on the beach

The black crow caws out a warning verse
see him perched on a limb of a dead tree
his song louder with renewed vigor
a storm is approaching clouds roll in
the albatross of misfortune lingers

The wind bellows the lost sailor by name
use what means you have for survival
what arose out at sea we will never know
but, the dog sniffs at the salt water air

As if knowing....

linking with dVerse
hosted by Kim

Author's note:  Thanks for visiting a story poem for today.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Mysterious Sea

Port, Ships, Fishing Boat, Sea, Sky
courtesy of Pixabay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


It was a warm summer day you could smell the salt air wafting towards port. Tourists
lined the docks adventures stirring in their souls.  Sightseeing the name of the game.
Whales and dolphins can be seen for a price.  Carefully, read the fine print, it clearly
states no guarantees and absolutely no refunds.  Walking up the plank with a dream
in their hearts. The thrill of an up close encounter with the largest mammal of the sea.

Nearby, charter boats offer deep sea fishing adventures. Claiming you can even reel
in a blue shark.  Anglers load the vessels with hopes of hooking the catch of the day.
Pausing, I contemplated the contrast between the two groups.  There were those who
wished to observe the beautiful creatures and those that wished to conquer the
creatures of the sea.

mysterious sea
lashing tails and biting teeth
sharks avoid the hook

linking with earthweal

hosted by Sherry - writing shark poetry

 A couple of years ago I was in Rhode Island and contemplated taking one of those whale
watching tours.  Nearby, there were charter fishing boats promising big catches such as sharks. I never did go as the water was choppy that summer day.  I am not sure how the sea-travelers made out but,  I hope the sharks found deeper waters that day.

 

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Siren's Song


Mermaid, Landscape, Mood, Mystical
courtesy of Pixabay

















Her songs lull the unruly seas
luring sailors her emerald eyes tease

skeptics say,  "she is an illusion of the night"
in the darkness, imaginations take flight

sailors claim to have heard her serenades
in the morning sunrise, her melody fades

drifting closer to the lush green shoreline
mysteries of the sea wave from behind

written for dVerse
exploring songs of mermaids

Thank you for visiting  

songs and the sea....

Friday, April 10, 2020

Anchoring Hope

Ship, Compass, Anchor, Sailing Vessel
courtesy of Pixabay















Once, I sang the songs of the stars
lulled to sleep by the tranquil sea
my heart wept to a bluesy guitar
web-toed gulls flew wild and free
in my dreams, you traveled with me
our lives a changing kaleidoscope
now, I sing songs, anchoring hope

written for dVerse
hosted by Frank
writing The Perfect Seven Lines
 

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Beyond the Rocks - New Possibility

pic - Truedessa's collection

























I hear the healing water call to me
 offering solid rock a place of rest
I sit and listen to the sound of the sea
 seeking  the key to life's treasure chest

offering solid rock a place of rest
  guiding me through the portal of dreams
seeking the key to life's  treasure chest
  transcending time all is not as it seems

guiding me through the portal of dreams
  opening a world full of vast possibility
 transcending time all is not as it seems
  navigating the stars,  phenomenal visibility
  
opening a world full of vast  possibility
    close your eyes,  drift  away with me
  navigating the stars, phenomenal visibility
    no anchor to hold us down, we are free

close your eyes, drift away with me
     beyond the sea,  wondrous indigo sky
  no anchor to hold us down, we are free
     believing in mystical dragons we can fly

beyond the sea, wondrous indigo sky
  I sit and listen to the sound of the sea
believing in mystical dragons we can fly
  I hear the healing water call to  me

posting for dVerse
open link night

 

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Vigilantly Waiting



along a rocky coastline , I  stand 
echoes of mystery , drifting  waves 
his ship sailed towards a distant land 
 turbulent waters, fearless & brave

 vigilantly , waiting for his return 
 reclaiming treasures  promised to me
 raging waters trail beyond the stern 
 shadowy figure , captain of the sea

guarding hidden  harbor of my heart 
you once took refuge in my loving arms 
my soul grieved the day you did  depart 
 spellbound by the tides magical charms 

pierced by a harpoon whales saddest song 
 awakening  dreams , sleeping too long ...

prompt:  MagpieTales #305
sharing with Poets United

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Until the River Meets the Sea



until the river bends
and I drift into the sea
in my heart you'll always be
love a mystery that never ends

laid my dreams in a river bed
heartache, silent ripples of loss
skipping stones with just one toss
recalling all the words we said

riding  waves through eternity
rolling off shorelines of paradise
tossed in the waters of sacrifice
seeking a piece of serenity

until the river bends
and I drift into the sea
in my heart you'll always be
love a mystery that never ends

lulled to sleep, by a mariner's song
billowing sails of tranquility
verses of poetic sensibility
tears wept for a love so strong

beacon of light flickers ahead
parting  clouds ,  sun does shine
slowly giving birth in a river bed
those wondrous dreams of mine

until the river bends
and I drift into the sea
in my heart you'll always be
love a mystery that never ends



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Thanks for reading...
pic - unknown source