Long Poems About the Sea
#sea
hrshykss
Poem Published
17th Jun 2019 2:03pm
17th Jun 2019 2:03pm
The Siren’s Last Laugh
#lust
#sea
#temptation
128 reads
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Orc_Pirate_68
Poem Published
9th Jun 2019 1:47am
9th Jun 2019 1:47am
The Cruel Princess
There she swings, an empty hulk, not a soul below now,
Number seven starboard mess misses Jack and Joe now."
Echoed from the ghosts on the sea floor,
Walking through the wreckage of a ship now, nevermore.
Once the mightiest of sea vessels,
And partook in the mightiest of sea battles,
But now overrun with barnacles, seaweed, and kelp,
And plundered by merfolk, a ship beyond help.
Amongst the rotting wood, half buried in the sand,
Glimmers a doubloon, from a treasure once grand,
Caught by a rare ray of sunlight,
That...
Number seven starboard mess misses Jack and Joe now."
Echoed from the ghosts on the sea floor,
Walking through the wreckage of a ship now, nevermore.
Once the mightiest of sea vessels,
And partook in the mightiest of sea battles,
But now overrun with barnacles, seaweed, and kelp,
And plundered by merfolk, a ship beyond help.
Amongst the rotting wood, half buried in the sand,
Glimmers a doubloon, from a treasure once grand,
Caught by a rare ray of sunlight,
That...
#sea
#fate
#ghosts
#ShortStory
#graveyard
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AaHarvey
Poem Published
1st Jun 2019 5:48pm
1st Jun 2019 5:48pm
Atlantis rises
Under the water a city floats.
Invisible walls protect the people from the ocean.
Above the waves, nobody knows of the city below.
The worshipers lay flowers before their Gods to show their devotion.
For centuries this city has stood against the wave of incoming tides.
For generations its people have tried,
To find a way to live above and not just accept being uprooted;
But there are those would claim to rule,
So Atlantis must remain secluded.
The Atlantian’s feel trapped inside their sphere.
They want to find land; they want a new...
Invisible walls protect the people from the ocean.
Above the waves, nobody knows of the city below.
The worshipers lay flowers before their Gods to show their devotion.
For centuries this city has stood against the wave of incoming tides.
For generations its people have tried,
To find a way to live above and not just accept being uprooted;
But there are those would claim to rule,
So Atlantis must remain secluded.
The Atlantian’s feel trapped inside their sphere.
They want to find land; they want a new...
#city
#sea
#water
#religion
#rebellion
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AaHarvey
Poem Published
1st Jun 2019 5:43pm
1st Jun 2019 5:43pm
Mop
Upon this death I see before me,
Four stood soldiers waiting patiently.
Beneath my feet I guess there could be,
An empty space of contemplation.
I built this place for only my eyes to see.
I come here occasionally when I need a vacation.
I am bound to watch the day pass.
I plead ignorance with such sincerity.
Because I stole a broach, apparently, in the past,
I am tied to the mast, by the quarter mast.
Nobody believes in me and as the sun burns my eyes,
I cannot close them for they hold no water inside.
The lid upon my...
Four stood soldiers waiting patiently.
Beneath my feet I guess there could be,
An empty space of contemplation.
I built this place for only my eyes to see.
I come here occasionally when I need a vacation.
I am bound to watch the day pass.
I plead ignorance with such sincerity.
Because I stole a broach, apparently, in the past,
I am tied to the mast, by the quarter mast.
Nobody believes in me and as the sun burns my eyes,
I cannot close them for they hold no water inside.
The lid upon my...
#dark
#violence
#death
#sea
#honesty
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ExercisingDemons
Poem Published
29th May 2019 11:10pm
29th May 2019 11:10pm
Swimming
I'm no big fish in little water.
More like a small fish who longs
for the abyss that I miss, with
higher levels of reef that get hotter
than women in my dreams of sheer bliss
or the rage in my friends who look upon
and see my skills as tragically squandered.
Sorry but my shots seem to have missed.
That was long ago, and now
I no longer bother dismissing.
I only listen and nod along, as they sing songs that insist
my bow is dusty because I've never even shot her.
They know nothing of my...
More like a small fish who longs
for the abyss that I miss, with
higher levels of reef that get hotter
than women in my dreams of sheer bliss
or the rage in my friends who look upon
and see my skills as tragically squandered.
Sorry but my shots seem to have missed.
That was long ago, and now
I no longer bother dismissing.
I only listen and nod along, as they sing songs that insist
my bow is dusty because I've never even shot her.
They know nothing of my...
#sea
#alcohol
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PhantomPhace
Poem Published
25th May 2019 1:55pm
25th May 2019 1:55pm
Mermaid
I want to love you across the world.
The land dwelling creature longs for the sea,
Like the horse pines for the dolphin,
Poke your head out and breathe my air.
It is not worth it on land; I'm bored
With the world I know; it is too dry.
Too in step with my own kind;
I want to turn your head around.
I want your gills to grow to lungs.
I want to dive and feel uncomfortable
Living out of my element
To learn my body's limits more.
If I never loved a fish,
A foreign representative,
What would I learn of the...
The land dwelling creature longs for the sea,
Like the horse pines for the dolphin,
Poke your head out and breathe my air.
It is not worth it on land; I'm bored
With the world I know; it is too dry.
Too in step with my own kind;
I want to turn your head around.
I want your gills to grow to lungs.
I want to dive and feel uncomfortable
Living out of my element
To learn my body's limits more.
If I never loved a fish,
A foreign representative,
What would I learn of the...
#love
#earth
#sea #fish
#sea #fish
60 reads
6 Comments
Orc_Pirate_68
Poem Published
10th May 2019 1:29am
10th May 2019 1:29am
The Home in the Bay
Out on the sea,
The place I love to be,
In the middle of a battle,
Or taking a gamble,
That there's treasure in a shipwreck, cove, or island sand.
Ever since I was but a wee lass, building castles in the sand,
And watching the merfolk play,
And the ships boarding and leaving the dock at the bay,
Knowing this was my destiny,
My own prate ship of beauty.
To sail upon the seas,
The most fearsome pirate on the seven seas,
With the most loot,
And the highest body count, to boot!
And whenever I would gaze upon...
The place I love to be,
In the middle of a battle,
Or taking a gamble,
That there's treasure in a shipwreck, cove, or island sand.
Ever since I was but a wee lass, building castles in the sand,
And watching the merfolk play,
And the ships boarding and leaving the dock at the bay,
Knowing this was my destiny,
My own prate ship of beauty.
To sail upon the seas,
The most fearsome pirate on the seven seas,
With the most loot,
And the highest body count, to boot!
And whenever I would gaze upon...
#love
#family
#sea
#beach
#water
38 reads
1 Comment
Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
7th May 2019 1:36am
7th May 2019 1:36am
a somewhat fishy occurrence
Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the loveliest tints of azure..... Consider all this; and then turn to this green, gentle , and most docile earth; consider them both, the sea and the land; and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself?”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
CASCADING THE UNCOMPROMISING
wave-lipped suck of seawater, searching
the surprises and reprises, searching
in the...
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
CASCADING THE UNCOMPROMISING
wave-lipped suck of seawater, searching
the surprises and reprises, searching
in the...
#courage
#sea
#fish #philosophical
#fish #philosophical
22 reads
3 Comments
Rachelleundrgrd
Poem Published
5th May 2019 9:44pm
5th May 2019 9:44pm
Out from the Grave
grief is like a slow digging-out from
the grave you left them in’.
I lay there, trying to put into words my own experience of loss to one caught in its’ waves.
As it is wont to do, my body tried to fill in for the sheer inadequacy of words. Reenacting grief’s journey, my hand moved fluidly above my bare breasts, forming a chasm, cutting down from upper left, long and deep through the middle, cleaving back up to the right. Each subsequent trough becoming more shallow, eventually forming an almost smooth line at the surface.
...
the grave you left them in’.
I lay there, trying to put into words my own experience of loss to one caught in its’ waves.
As it is wont to do, my body tried to fill in for the sheer inadequacy of words. Reenacting grief’s journey, my hand moved fluidly above my bare breasts, forming a chasm, cutting down from upper left, long and deep through the middle, cleaving back up to the right. Each subsequent trough becoming more shallow, eventually forming an almost smooth line at the surface.
...
#love
#grief
#death
#sea
#suffering
103 reads
11 Comments
nomoth
Poem Published
24th Apr 2019 8:06pm
24th Apr 2019 8:06pm
From Metropolis to Polis
A coastal swim.
Senses deranged
from our floundering spirits
struggling in shallow water.
A Pakistani blossom drive
then home
to 20 bottles of red wine and dreams.
Beautiful minds stroll
right on through the room
where in moonlight drowning
we unsettle the maggots
by staring the darkness out
as an inclement anabasis
weaves itself
around the cleft-palate ...
Senses deranged
from our floundering spirits
struggling in shallow water.
A Pakistani blossom drive
then home
to 20 bottles of red wine and dreams.
Beautiful minds stroll
right on through the room
where in moonlight drowning
we unsettle the maggots
by staring the darkness out
as an inclement anabasis
weaves itself
around the cleft-palate ...
#sea
#sun
#alcohol #travel
#alcohol #travel
37 reads
2 Comments
Kou_Indigo
Poem Published
26th Feb 2019 5:59am
26th Feb 2019 5:59am
A Pirate’s Maiden
- A Pirate’s Maiden -
Blood and Romance on the High Seas
From out of the port, the harbors with the old docks,
I went to sea, one summer day, I went to sea I did…
I watched the gulls pass me, in their pale white flocks.
And when the wind blew fierce I had never once hid!
From far to the north, I heard the sounds of cannons,
Upon the sea one summer day, upon the sea so blue!
I ordered the gun ports open, bade lads to man them.
And we plotted a new course that was bold and true!
Two ships did battle: a merchantman, and a galleon… ...
Blood and Romance on the High Seas
From out of the port, the harbors with the old docks,
I went to sea, one summer day, I went to sea I did…
I watched the gulls pass me, in their pale white flocks.
And when the wind blew fierce I had never once hid!
From far to the north, I heard the sounds of cannons,
Upon the sea one summer day, upon the sea so blue!
I ordered the gun ports open, bade lads to man them.
And we plotted a new course that was bold and true!
Two ships did battle: a merchantman, and a galleon… ...
#love
#romantic
#sea
#fiction
#historical
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Kou_Indigo
Poem Published
24th Feb 2019 3:23pm
24th Feb 2019 3:23pm
Pirate Silver, Devil’s Flame
- Pirate Silver, Devil’s Flame -
Off the starboard bow, there was an isle black as sin,
Where many a wrecked vessel lay, in graves silently!
I saw the fire at the isle’s heart, and what lay within…
But dare not put to words the sight, or give it dignity.
Was it Hell I beheld, when I seized the silvery hoard?
Nay, but there were many devils we slew to claim it!
The lads made fast to place the ancient riches aboard,
And now we sail for port and home, with hearty wit…
But lo, for there the lookout spies another ship, ahoy!
And there upon...
Off the starboard bow, there was an isle black as sin,
Where many a wrecked vessel lay, in graves silently!
I saw the fire at the isle’s heart, and what lay within…
But dare not put to words the sight, or give it dignity.
Was it Hell I beheld, when I seized the silvery hoard?
Nay, but there were many devils we slew to claim it!
The lads made fast to place the ancient riches aboard,
And now we sail for port and home, with hearty wit…
But lo, for there the lookout spies another ship, ahoy!
And there upon...
#dark
#sea
#fiction
#scary
#historical
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DU Poetry : Long Poems About the Sea
