I am enveloped tenderly like a babe,
my infancy caressed with all her faith.
A sprinkling of mist is laid upon my soul
as I cup the glistening cool liquid.
She is the sea with green jaded eyes,
calling me to drown in her resplendency.
I look in the abyssal pools of her calm,
this memory will last me a life time.
Come sift the sand like cake batter while
sculpting castles with pretty formed pails
Stringed treasures are fashioned with tiny
sea shells, they whisper life's secrets to me.
Bathers lounge near the oceans frothy edge,
patting the water where colorful fish play.
Crablets scurry away from bended toes as
laughter leaps in the air for sheer pleasure.
Warmed baked earth nudges me to nap as a
fresh flowered cloth provides the melding.
Tiny grains of life form story dreams
and the waves sing me a sweet lullaby.
Safety is born of such things as this
and the sun sets her golden ray glimmers.
My mother ocean lays upon heavens lap
and fireflies greet my opened child eyes.
Crackling fills the wood scented air,
Big foot prints trail along the beach.
Toss to me a star fish and I will set
him free upon the ocean to breathe again.
Arms cuddle me as I smile for the camera,
then break free to challenge the big world.
I run across cool sand and fall in a heap,
looking up to see stars dancing in the water.
Author notes
BACKGROUND- Completely made by me using my own photograph.
CHILD- photograph free from Yahoo image search
POEM- of course by me inspired by my love of the ocean, lakes and seas all my life.
In a list
A contest entry
- Natures Song. by Poetryintheblood.
425 points, ended April 14, 2008, 13 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Very beautiful work.
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Simply Beautful!
A golden poem earns a well deserved Gold! Nice work!
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Thank you for your beautiful entry, good luck, Josie
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This is so beautiful! Your background is wonderful and the poem puts me right on the beach. Love this!
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Beautifully done, wonderful poem and a beautiful background to compliment it. Well, done and best wishes in teh contest,
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This background fits the poem very well.
I enjoyed the wonderful images in this piece.
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I am reluctant to leave this page, I could stare in amazement for hours! This is beyond amazing. Both your poem and your background are wistful, imaginative, playful and just wow!
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Oh wow!!!!! This is very impressive. Very beautiful work. Very soft and alluring, just like the call of the sea. Best of luck in the contest.
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thank you everyone it means so much to me esp because ive been out of the loop while my doctors try different meds and this image and poem reminds me of my youth and brings calm to me soul.
ty so much. I might try to change the background a bit I see on my lap top that it only shows one eye hmmm...lol
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