Poems about the Sea and Oceans
#sea
Poems about the sea and oceans, the water that covers most of the earth's surface. Poems about the sea includes poetry about sea life, sea travel, beach holidays, boats and ships, and the beauty of our sea and oceans. Also poems about ocean conservation and pollution of the sea.
Dreamboy
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:14pm
Yesterday 6:14pm
Drift
Confusing
abusive
your memory's curved
and it turns into
a useless disadvantage
Shots fired from miles away
but the impact hits
in the guest bedroom.
Such a fool for the things
we can't let go of
And the boat rocks
but our hearts drift away
until we sink
abusive
your memory's curved
and it turns into
a useless disadvantage
Shots fired from miles away
but the impact hits
in the guest bedroom.
Such a fool for the things
we can't let go of
And the boat rocks
but our hearts drift away
until we sink
#dark
#sea
#snow
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Wafflenose
Ellie
Ellie
Poem Published
28th Nov 2022 9:40pm
28th Nov 2022 9:40pm
driftwood
three. four. five.
i gazed, transfixed,
at the cloudless night sky
as their lights went out.
six. seven.
blackness thickened
as each guiding star
disappeared,
leaving only the memory
of its luminance.
though hypnotised by the moment,
it was time to leave.
cut off from land crew,
i would need to find my way back
before the last star faded.
eight. nine.
i gazed, transfixed,
at the cloudless night sky
as their lights went out.
six. seven.
blackness thickened
as each guiding star
disappeared,
leaving only the memory
of its luminance.
though hypnotised by the moment,
it was time to leave.
cut off from land crew,
i would need to find my way back
before the last star faded.
eight. nine.
#loneliness
#relationships
#sea
#stars
#night
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PAR
Poem Published
12th Nov 2022 9:53am
12th Nov 2022 9:53am
Atlantic
Eyes that whip the night
to leave stripes on the back
open wounds that the sea
etched with saline lick
eyes that eviscerate seagulls
swords and fish and sail
eyes that condescend
the horizontal lines of the landscape
eyes nailed to the cross of the poles
who sail a sea so dead
and slowly deep
that there are no eyes that can
see...
PAR
to leave stripes on the back
open wounds that the sea
etched with saline lick
eyes that eviscerate seagulls
swords and fish and sail
eyes that condescend
the horizontal lines of the landscape
eyes nailed to the cross of the poles
who sail a sea so dead
and slowly deep
that there are no eyes that can
see...
PAR
#sea
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goldenmyst
Poem Published
7th Nov 2022 1:38am
7th Nov 2022 1:38am
Wild Coastal Woman
Wild Coastal Woman
Her fragile peace made by the
Wonder of the Celtic harp in her hands
Song of Irish shamrocks in her eyes
Whose blue loch gaze gathers rosebuds
While the month of May sings her praises
When blossoms form flowers
To celebrate her eternal maidenhood
On the windswept shores where sea stacks rise
To greet her beauty with the crash of waves
But her tresses are wilder than the coastal madness
Where Kelpies haunt her scarlet strands
Bearing her with equine magic
Where sailors haunt the cool shadows
Her fragile peace made by the
Wonder of the Celtic harp in her hands
Song of Irish shamrocks in her eyes
Whose blue loch gaze gathers rosebuds
While the month of May sings her praises
When blossoms form flowers
To celebrate her eternal maidenhood
On the windswept shores where sea stacks rise
To greet her beauty with the crash of waves
But her tresses are wilder than the coastal madness
Where Kelpies haunt her scarlet strands
Bearing her with equine magic
Where sailors haunt the cool shadows
#women
#beauty
#sea
#fairies
#sensual
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Baldwin
Poem Published
2nd Nov 2022 8:02pm
2nd Nov 2022 8:02pm
Old Men and the Sea
I’ve seen the fisherman,
that Papa Hemmingway once wrote about
and heard the tales that they’d spin out
at night when they had hung their purse seines
up to dry.
Did they speak of mermaids then
and one-eyed whales,
and willing Cuban whores
who'd rut for days?
Ah yes, they did,
But only to the gullible
who'd stand them drinks
in recompense for being swayed
within the magic of their words.
Oh, how these winking men,
these old salt-lying piscators,
were sly.
that Papa Hemmingway once wrote about
and heard the tales that they’d spin out
at night when they had hung their purse seines
up to dry.
Did they speak of mermaids then
and one-eyed whales,
and willing Cuban whores
who'd rut for days?
Ah yes, they did,
But only to the gullible
who'd stand them drinks
in recompense for being swayed
within the magic of their words.
Oh, how these winking men,
these old salt-lying piscators,
were sly.
#sea
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rubyredheart
Poem Published
2nd Nov 2022 6:48am
2nd Nov 2022 6:48am
To My Sea-whisperer
I just love you
It’s that simple
Yet so complicated
I just love you
And want you
And miss you
The intensity
Confuses my mind
Until I don’t know
Which is up or down
Like swimming
In the middle of the deep
With no light above
Or ocean floor beneath
All I KNOW is
The waters of emotion
Through which I swim
Without you,
The one who rules these tides.
So please be patient
And understand
Please ride these waves
Do not flee the sea
Or drown within
It is you
Who holds the power ...
It’s that simple
Yet so complicated
I just love you
And want you
And miss you
The intensity
Confuses my mind
Until I don’t know
Which is up or down
Like swimming
In the middle of the deep
With no light above
Or ocean floor beneath
All I KNOW is
The waters of emotion
Through which I swim
Without you,
The one who rules these tides.
So please be patient
And understand
Please ride these waves
Do not flee the sea
Or drown within
It is you
Who holds the power ...
#love
#sea
#emotions
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theskyatdawn2
Poem Published
26th Oct 2022 4:58am
26th Oct 2022 4:58am
Song Of A Sea Siren
Can you hear her calling you, an old voice on the wind,
Listen to the haunting tones speaking of places you have been.
Whispering loudly, stretching out to you, from across the sea,
An ancient voice that will sing softly of your history.
Singing of your loneliness, your hunger and your pain.
Crying to you, 'Come unto me, in your heart I will remain.’
You feel the ribbons pulling you into her sheltering arms,
Knowing there is comfort you, in her beauty and her charms.
You see her face upon the winds and in the pouring rain,
You hear her...
Listen to the haunting tones speaking of places you have been.
Whispering loudly, stretching out to you, from across the sea,
An ancient voice that will sing softly of your history.
Singing of your loneliness, your hunger and your pain.
Crying to you, 'Come unto me, in your heart I will remain.’
You feel the ribbons pulling you into her sheltering arms,
Knowing there is comfort you, in her beauty and her charms.
You see her face upon the winds and in the pouring rain,
You hear her...
#sea
#water
#historical #mermaids
#historical #mermaids
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theskyatdawn2
Poem Published
26th Oct 2022 4:35am
26th Oct 2022 4:35am
A Pirate's Life
Canvas snapping in a southeastern wind,
Sun above and salt spray on me chin.
We make for Jamaica, our next port of call,
Montego Bay, so that we bypass the squall.
Aye, we be men of the sea, and secrets she keeps,
Pirates they call us, tis’ only treasure we seek.
The smell of the brine and the air tastes of salt,
When a ship comes in sight, we force them to halt.
If after a bloody battle, the ship is left for scrap,
All is commandeered from a well-executed attack.
We tie all captains to the mast, as their ships sank,
The...
Sun above and salt spray on me chin.
We make for Jamaica, our next port of call,
Montego Bay, so that we bypass the squall.
Aye, we be men of the sea, and secrets she keeps,
Pirates they call us, tis’ only treasure we seek.
The smell of the brine and the air tastes of salt,
When a ship comes in sight, we force them to halt.
If after a bloody battle, the ship is left for scrap,
All is commandeered from a well-executed attack.
We tie all captains to the mast, as their ships sank,
The...
#sea
#historical
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Danger_Dale
Poem Published
23rd Oct 2022 1:47pm
23rd Oct 2022 1:47pm
Motion
Shifting sands caressing winds rolling waves holding hands
Spectating accumulation of all nature’s crafty plans
Sea breezes spraying geysers misting observable water praying
Listening carefully hark what the carefree mother ocean is saying
Cauldrons of motion
An ever breaking salty potion
Gulls and swifts bring lofty commotion
Horizons fall and rise on tides of devotion
Bright star glares poking lens flairs
Scorching heat sand burning rough feet
Pungent sea growth but sweet breeze
Enough stimulation for bowed heads and...
Spectating accumulation of all nature’s crafty plans
Sea breezes spraying geysers misting observable water praying
Listening carefully hark what the carefree mother ocean is saying
Cauldrons of motion
An ever breaking salty potion
Gulls and swifts bring lofty commotion
Horizons fall and rise on tides of devotion
Bright star glares poking lens flairs
Scorching heat sand burning rough feet
Pungent sea growth but sweet breeze
Enough stimulation for bowed heads and...
#love
#sea
#beach
#nature
#mystery
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Bluevelvete
Poem Published
23rd Oct 2022 12:16pm
23rd Oct 2022 12:16pm
The perfect storm
I stray
from where it's warm
choose the perfection
of icy wind
cutting me
in tidy little ribbons
releasing anxious pain
in whispered
rivulets
It's my way;
wandering alone
roaming far away
from hearth and home
unharbored— jettisoned
finding rapture in ruins
my own shipwrecked architect
Squalls carry familiar sounds,
recognition is a meandering thought
slivers of miracles
erode time
tamp down depression
refreshing stagnant minds
hailing the horizon's harmonic...
from where it's warm
choose the perfection
of icy wind
cutting me
in tidy little ribbons
releasing anxious pain
in whispered
rivulets
It's my way;
wandering alone
roaming far away
from hearth and home
unharbored— jettisoned
finding rapture in ruins
my own shipwrecked architect
Squalls carry familiar sounds,
recognition is a meandering thought
slivers of miracles
erode time
tamp down depression
refreshing stagnant minds
hailing the horizon's harmonic...
#anxiety
#sea
#MentalHealth
#metaphor
#SelfDiscovery
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JusTim_
Poem Published
22nd Oct 2022 00:15am
22nd Oct 2022 00:15am
My Story
there's not too much to tell of this story
no hero, no clown,
disaster nor frown
no gallows, no rope
just living of life
with sunshine, with hope
barefoot walks on storm drenched beaches
where worries up and wash away
I watch with real attention
noticing
each flicker, each moment
kissing a thousand waves
caressing the fatal flux
of visceral phenomena
it's beautiful
enamored in the iridescent
the blue
falling off the horizon
the world is flat
...
no hero, no clown,
disaster nor frown
no gallows, no rope
just living of life
with sunshine, with hope
barefoot walks on storm drenched beaches
where worries up and wash away
I watch with real attention
noticing
each flicker, each moment
kissing a thousand waves
caressing the fatal flux
of visceral phenomena
it's beautiful
enamored in the iridescent
the blue
falling off the horizon
the world is flat
...
#love
#sea
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James_A_Knight
Poem Published
18th Oct 2022 9:21pm
18th Oct 2022 9:21pm
Oceans
She is beautiful
Like all oceans are
Raging with a storm of dreams
She is calm
While the sun sets
Behind the horizon
We will forget
She kisses the sand
The rocks, the cliffs, the wall
She is indomitable
Like all oceans are
She is beautiful
Like all oceans are
Like all oceans are
Raging with a storm of dreams
She is calm
While the sun sets
Behind the horizon
We will forget
She kisses the sand
The rocks, the cliffs, the wall
She is indomitable
Like all oceans are
She is beautiful
Like all oceans are
#love
#sea
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