Cipher_O
Poem Published
7th Sep 2021 3:24pm
7th Sep 2021 3:24pm
Queen Anne's Revenge
Ship slipped
into
Slip stream
of
waves
That waved
As
Splashes
Splashed
Brash
In spritzes
capturing
moonlight
&
Night
Breaking away
into
Spiral shaped eddies
Into
travels
in
Travels
&
spirals
in
Spirals
into
Slip stream
of
waves
That waved
As
Splashes
Splashed
Brash
In spritzes
capturing
moonlight
&
Night
Breaking away
into
Spiral shaped eddies
Into
travels
in
Travels
&
spirals
in
Spirals
#sea
#water
#shadows
#nature
#myself
462 reads
4 Comments
MidnightSonneteer
Poem Published
23rd Jun 2024 6:54pm
23rd Jun 2024 6:54pm
The Midnight Pacific
I dreamt of going to the beach
but the beach came to me
with all the colors to beseech
a midnight mind at sea.
And all washing in on a breeze
of sweet pacific air
and sweeter still through all the trees
of forests everywhere!
Then to an ocean sky I woke
of multi-layered gray,
wherefrom Poseidon gently spoke
his hydrologic say...
"Oh, when you finally get some sleep
when you were overdue
my spirits over land will creep...
and bring the sea to you"
but the beach came to me
with all the colors to beseech
a midnight mind at sea.
And all washing in on a breeze
of sweet pacific air
and sweeter still through all the trees
of forests everywhere!
Then to an ocean sky I woke
of multi-layered gray,
wherefrom Poseidon gently spoke
his hydrologic say...
"Oh, when you finally get some sleep
when you were overdue
my spirits over land will creep...
and bring the sea to you"
#clouds
#sea
#sky
#summer
#water
340 reads
14 Comments
InDreamz
Poem Published
21st Sep 2021 11:10am
21st Sep 2021 11:10am
You belong to Me
You belong to Me,
said earth to water
You yearn to kiss the sky;
ready to lose your identity for her
But does she even
care for you
even though you wear her
shades of blue?
The stars adorn her
like glitters on her face
and the moon woos her
with his silvery serenade
She is the queen of the cosmos
beyond your reach
but I'm the warmth that you seek;
pressing you onto my bosom
far and deep.
The sun and the wind conspire
to take you away from me, ...
said earth to water
You yearn to kiss the sky;
ready to lose your identity for her
But does she even
care for you
even though you wear her
shades of blue?
The stars adorn her
like glitters on her face
and the moon woos her
with his silvery serenade
She is the queen of the cosmos
beyond your reach
but I'm the warmth that you seek;
pressing you onto my bosom
far and deep.
The sun and the wind conspire
to take you away from me, ...
#love
#earth
#sky
#water
#nature
1546 reads
60 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
27th Feb 2022 7:04am
27th Feb 2022 7:04am
Besotted
Besotted .The word alone conjures a deep, expensive Cabernet, one that surrenders your shame and drips warm syrupy liquid into your cleavage. So seductive is it to be besotted that soon you are pouring wine over your head, requiring full immersion, guzzling this nectar of the gods until you drown. Drowning in Cabernet is a capitulation to exquisitely perfect men; the long-standing denizens of your tortured imagination.
Don't drown. Swim. Swim with him, this real man, the one who lives here, not in your nebulous realms. Swim with his imperfections, his bald spot, his stubborn,...
Don't drown. Swim. Swim with him, this real man, the one who lives here, not in your nebulous realms. Swim with his imperfections, his bald spot, his stubborn,...
#happiness
#love
#moon
#night
#water
361 reads
8 Comments
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
15th Jul 2023 00:35am
15th Jul 2023 00:35am
the anglo dutch wars
the ships sailed up the river
and attacked the city, although,
as I said to pepys at the time,
you have to love their tulips ..
and attacked the city, although,
as I said to pepys at the time,
you have to love their tulips ..
#water
182 reads
1 Comment
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
Today 1:44am
Today 1:44am
A Soft Whisper To The Wind
In my pilgrimage as caged minds unfurl
Upright in peace crucified of its lashing words
My ancestral rite of passage I crossed over to gain wisdom found not
of this time
Spoken to the earth of whispered sacred benedictions of the sublime
Hearts dancing in rejoice to have the sanction of Creole dialect
wisdom of the wise
To give unto ancient sovereign, my King, this woman’s worth entwined
of universal beliefs from sundown to sunrise
Preordained upon...
Upright in peace crucified of its lashing words
My ancestral rite of passage I crossed over to gain wisdom found not
of this time
Spoken to the earth of whispered sacred benedictions of the sublime
Hearts dancing in rejoice to have the sanction of Creole dialect
wisdom of the wise
To give unto ancient sovereign, my King, this woman’s worth entwined
of universal beliefs from sundown to sunrise
Preordained upon...
#angels
#mythology
#philosophical
#spiritual
#water
62 reads
1 Comment
JusTim_
Poem Published
17th Oct 2022 9:01pm
17th Oct 2022 9:01pm
Waters
She draws me down into her waters
where the brave only wish to be
drowning in a deep connection
her contours are all I need
my fingers splash against her body
and I suck in her gifts of life
succumbing to all her senses
that soon will sure ignite
I kiss her soul and wander
exploring this new found hand
her rivers running rapid
carrying me to distant lands
where the brave only wish to be
drowning in a deep connection
her contours are all I need
my fingers splash against her body
and I suck in her gifts of life
succumbing to all her senses
that soon will sure ignite
I kiss her soul and wander
exploring this new found hand
her rivers running rapid
carrying me to distant lands
#water
#lover
505 reads
12 Comments
AverageJoe
Poem Published
13th Dec 2019 10:30pm
13th Dec 2019 10:30pm
The Book of Things
They say to me in their awakening,
"You and the world you live in are but a grain of sand upon the infinite shore of an infinite sea."
And in my dream I say to them,
"I am the infinite sea, and all the worlds are but grains of sand upon my shore."
Kahlil Gibran
***
He had dreamed a dream and awoke to the feel of it as real. He lay in stillness with the thought until he could remember every part and then he arose and wrote it down. He kept a book of dreams though these he never showed but only kept and read, and perhaps in the margin later...
"You and the world you live in are but a grain of sand upon the infinite shore of an infinite sea."
And in my dream I say to them,
"I am the infinite sea, and all the worlds are but grains of sand upon my shore."
Kahlil Gibran
***
He had dreamed a dream and awoke to the feel of it as real. He lay in stillness with the thought until he could remember every part and then he arose and wrote it down. He kept a book of dreams though these he never showed but only kept and read, and perhaps in the margin later...
#sea
#water
#ShortStory
#learning
#wisdom
569 reads
2 Comments
Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
24th Apr 2024 4:59am
24th Apr 2024 4:59am
Adam's ale
23/30
Adam's ale
this polar inorganic
can be hard or soft
drunk but sober
and wet
for some reason
it feels cooler during
extreme heat
even colder when
inside a bottle
shaken
I love the fact that
it’s not liquidy
for if it was
no one would be
able to swim in
a lake or pond
or sea
or tub
50 unique words
Adam's ale
this polar inorganic
can be hard or soft
drunk but sober
and wet
for some reason
it feels cooler during
extreme heat
even colder when
inside a bottle
shaken
I love the fact that
it’s not liquidy
for if it was
no one would be
able to swim in
a lake or pond
or sea
or tub
50 unique words
#NaPoWriMo2024
#water
167 reads
0 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
19th Oct 2019 3:46pm
19th Oct 2019 3:46pm
Not Quite Haiku
III
Damp earth
between
toes
Fog rises
above the
face of
the pond
like ghost
escaping
daybreak
IV
Bowl full
of
cherries
Red sweet
memories
of us
covered
in pink
blossoms
Damp earth
between
toes
Fog rises
above the
face of
the pond
like ghost
escaping
daybreak
IV
Bowl full
of
cherries
Red sweet
memories
of us
covered
in pink
blossoms
#earth
#water
#gratitude
490 reads
4 Comments
runningturtle87
Poem Published
11th Apr 2022 10:17pm
11th Apr 2022 10:17pm
Two Sides to Every Story
Two Sides to Every Story
Parallax
Lies between
The universe
Of one's own self
And another's
Own uniqueness.
Yet,
Who are we
To see divides
Between
What sweets
Are sweetness?
Can we really
Vilify
The curse
Of being
Same,
Or is there
Something
Broken now
That makes
Our visions
Lame?
I see into
The depth
Of you
And show you
Just as much,
Though not
A word
Reveals
Itself
Quite like
The...
Parallax
Lies between
The universe
Of one's own self
And another's
Own uniqueness.
Yet,
Who are we
To see divides
Between
What sweets
Are sweetness?
Can we really
Vilify
The curse
Of being
Same,
Or is there
Something
Broken now
That makes
Our visions
Lame?
I see into
The depth
Of you
And show you
Just as much,
Though not
A word
Reveals
Itself
Quite like
The...
#earth
#fire
#water
352 reads
3 Comments
James_A_Knight
Poem Published
20th Apr 2022 8:45pm
20th Apr 2022 8:45pm
The Paisley River - and other poems of 2022
The Paisley River
The sun comes down to dance on the river
Its colours attract a band of nude bathers
Looking to wash the dirt
From their sweating sun-browned bodies
The river doesn’t discriminate
Like the righteous dead
Paisley currents spin and swirl
All the way from the Persian sand
Across the seas to California
They wanted to get closer to the gods
Before the sun falls behind the hills
The Leaves that fall and Grow back again
Do not sink when your sunshine fades
The joy you felt...
The sun comes down to dance on the river
Its colours attract a band of nude bathers
Looking to wash the dirt
From their sweating sun-browned bodies
The river doesn’t discriminate
Like the righteous dead
Paisley currents spin and swirl
All the way from the Persian sand
Across the seas to California
They wanted to get closer to the gods
Before the sun falls behind the hills
The Leaves that fall and Grow back again
Do not sink when your sunshine fades
The joy you felt...
#river
#sun
#water
457 reads
6 Comments
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