“Tide”
Undercurrent bass,
low roars and rattling sighs,
a layered chorus.
Steve D
Undercurrent bass,
low roars and rattling sighs,
a layered chorus.
Steve D
Serene horizon
disguising tides in tumult,
like shards of sapphire.
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Like a speck of foam
bobbing between salty swells
to land somewhere new.
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Stresses numbed in waves,
falling away like sand grains,
washed out on the tide.
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Waves boom against sand.
Sea salt sprayed into his eyes,
open in wonder.
We had a nice weekend in Cape Henlopen and Rehoboth, DE with my mom, step-dad, and sister. Nugget got his feet wet in the ocean for the first time, and he seemed mesmerized by the waves. I can watch the waves crashing on the beach for hours on end. Maybe he will share my love of the ocean.
Steve D
Winds and white foam soften, be still!
A honeyed melody drifts through the air.
Golden hues settle, like candlelight’s glow. Continue reading “Cinquain Triplet – Eye of a hurricane, fair/festival, sailor – SD”
Waves charge like armies,
Swarming over rocks – hold fast!
A cyclical siege.
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Tides swell and roil
Crushing seductive power
Love and rage as one
Steve D