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Tag: ocean

Poems

The Bright Crest

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 ROMPoetry

???????????????????????????????You are the surf that rises
to the bright crest of the day,
the shell road at low tide
and the moon above the bay. Continue reading “The Bright Crest” →

Tagged beach, creative writing, life, love, nature, news, ocean, poems, poetry1 Comment
Poems

Sand Handle

July 31, 2013 ROMPoetry

sandhandleWe pulled on the handle
And went down to live with the crabs,
Burrowing in four-feet deep
To crusty water, the smell
Of ocean death and pincher,
Taste of ancestors crowding darkness,
The message of being sunk
Foundering us in the brine.

I have always wanted
To know what would happen
If I opened that door.

–Shaun Perkins

Tagged beach, crabs, creative writing, life, nature, news, ocean, opening the door, poem, poetry, water2 Comments
Poems

Sea Lesson #4

August 3, 2012 ROMPoetry
Found during a morning walk, Cape San Blas, FL

Some want to swim
To the horizon.
Some want to float
Near the shore.
Waves carry, caress,
Batter, prolong,
Nourish, destroy. Continue reading “Sea Lesson #4” →

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Poems

Sea Lesson #3

July 29, 2012 ROMPoetry

The downed pines
Heavy and mute
In their destruction
Are the path now,
No stretch of sand,
No line of seaweed
Even. Continue reading “Sea Lesson #3” →

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Sea Lesson #2

July 27, 2012 ROMPoetry

I found Pluto on the beach.
It nestled in seaweed clumps,
Its loneliness revealed
In its austere singularity
Amidst the surf, Continue reading “Sea Lesson #2” →

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Poems

Sea Lesson #1

July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 ROMPoetry

There you are
deep inside,
curved legs
against shell,
visible life in death
brought to shore. Continue reading “Sea Lesson #1” →

Tagged imagery, life, nature, ocean, philosophy, poem, poetry, writing1 Comment

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