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As I close my eyes,

I hear: rhythmic waves
    caressing the shore
lulling my senses
and I wonder
    could it be the Ocean’s lullaby
soft and sweet?

Fine particles of
    sun-dried sand
between my toes
give me a feeling of
strange satisfaction.

Before I left for vacation,
someone told me to
    throw my cell phone away,
(like in a commercial they once saw)
     but I didn’t

and so; I resolved to simply
shut it off.

I smile knowing that 
    

unnerving sirens and car horns
    have been replaced with
the calming serenades of Seagulls
hovering overhead


and I hear: rhythmic waves
    caressing the shore
lulling my senses
and I wonder,
    could it be the Ocean’s lullaby,
soft and sweet?

 

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My intent when I wrote this was to convey profound introspection and peace.

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  • Love.Dream.Believe.
    November 3, 2007

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    I love how you talk about the oceans lullaby in this poem, and the way you made me feel at peace while reading this, the ocean always makes me feel that way...
    Great poem! Thanks heaps for entering and good luck! =)
    Preliminary finalist =)

  • DawnBaby gold member
    August 2, 2007

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    Excellent!

    I very much enjoyed this piece, reminded me very much of my last trip to Florida. I once threw my watch away on a vacation right into the Pacific Ocean, never worn one since! Excellent job on this piece!


  • aliceramone silver member
    July 31, 2007

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    I like this...some good imagery here and it reminded me of my last vacation...well done...thanks for entering this piece and good luck in the contest


  • Plastic Dreams
    July 29, 2007
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    I love the idea of the ocean for a beginning scene in my mind. You've done a great job of laying out pictures in my eyes, sand and vacation. the cell phone brings me to reality sense its not a pretty word, but i like the style this was based with.


    shut it off.


    and let the ocean pull our hearts. :