I moved from the ocean to the forest 5 years ago. I love the forest for different reasons, even more than the ocean (the quiet for one), however, the thing I can't replace is walking barefoot in the sand. You really can't do that in the forest in most places. Your feet end up covered with sap and needles and ick. (Ask me how I know this LOL).
Part of me is being called back to the ocean though...we'll see.
Yes, I do also. My perfect home would be an ocean or lake in front of me and a forest behind me. I actually have a beautiful little private lake about 5 minutes from me that I have access to all summer but it's only 3 months (tops) of each year so I miss the water the rest of the year.
Hawaii is perfect for that! Haha, we visit my sister’s beach house on Hatteras Island a few times per year, it’s just wonderful there as well. I also love going to Shennandoah Mountains, hard to decide which I like the most
This is an excerpt from one of my favorite poems - Line Dried Sheets, found in my book of poetry We Swallow Light. When I read the whole poem, tears well up. Every time.
If you enjoyed this poem, have a look at my book, We Swallow Light. It’s an exploration of events in a past life and a refreshing take on overcoming pain and the joy of finding love.
Lovely poems, I especially like the thought of the moon being jealous. I love the ocean, I used to live a block from it, here is how it always made me feel:
I remember the ocean...
That place where my feet feel at home
And my ears are filled with the persistent beat of the waves.
I remember the ocean...
Where the dogs run and play
and forget about the day.
I remember the ocean...
How it soothed my soul
and loosened my body.
I remember the ocean...
Where the sun rises bring back,
What the sun sets tucked away.
I remember the ocean...
Exactly how I feel at the ocean!
I moved from the ocean to the forest 5 years ago. I love the forest for different reasons, even more than the ocean (the quiet for one), however, the thing I can't replace is walking barefoot in the sand. You really can't do that in the forest in most places. Your feet end up covered with sap and needles and ick. (Ask me how I know this LOL).
Part of me is being called back to the ocean though...we'll see.
Yes, I do also. My perfect home would be an ocean or lake in front of me and a forest behind me. I actually have a beautiful little private lake about 5 minutes from me that I have access to all summer but it's only 3 months (tops) of each year so I miss the water the rest of the year.
Hawaii is perfect for that! Haha, we visit my sister’s beach house on Hatteras Island a few times per year, it’s just wonderful there as well. I also love going to Shennandoah Mountains, hard to decide which I like the most
I love your imagery. I can smell the salt in the air. ❤️
"Ocean"
If the ocean was something next door
Id be a different sort
I would visit it more often
trying each day to understand its creatures
feel its vastness pull around my funk all day
wait for its storms to pass
pressing my face against the glass on rainy days
I lived near the ocean and thought I would visit it each day, but ended up hardly going there!
I think it had something to do with the buildings all around the beach!
Damn private beach fronts!
Great imagery!
I live near the ocean and don't visit it as often as I should. Great reminder.
I recently wrote one, but it's more abstract.
The waves are growing
Higher, fiercer, stronger,
Rolling, roaring, growling,
Breaking, falling, foaming.
The waves are rising,
Seething, screaming, crying,
Reaching farther, higher.
I'm diving.
Choking.
Drowning.
Wow love this description
Thank you!
very powerful images
Thanks! That's what I focused on while writing this
Waves crash, then soothe the shore,
Changing rock-sharp edges
into smooth sand,
and our feet sink deep into echoes of grace,
while birds and children race the foamy edges.
Beautiful!
Thanks!
waves "soothe the shore" love that
I can practically hear the seagulls. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
beautiful poems! 🌊
thanks a lot!
great poems everyone,
Thanks Alexander, I may go to the beach today!
good! haha
“Ocean Unforgotten”
You came in as a wave
And swept my heart away
In which a fire burnt
And burns me till this day
So cool and calm, so quiet
Just as you neared my lands
You left me all deserted
Still struggling in the sands
So lost and wrecked, so fallen
A ship straining in the furies
Never did find its way back
Through those myriad memories
Ahhh amazing, wow
Thankyou ☺️
This is an excerpt from one of my favorite poems - Line Dried Sheets, found in my book of poetry We Swallow Light. When I read the whole poem, tears well up. Every time.
.
I want to hold the sky
forever in my sight
the oceans green and blue
all hues and tones
the depth of light
and height of darkness
and always
to see your eyes smile.
.
I want birdsong at sunrise
their humming fills my ears
with cool smooth songs that speak
and seek the ocean depths.
.
The piercing eagle cry
as it calls to its mate
and the sound of your voice
the deep heat of your breath
speaking words of love.
.
I want stillness
and peace
and line-dried sheets.
.
Soft down blankets
to wrap us close
and hold us safe
and in our arms
there is love
until the end of things.
.
If you enjoyed this poem, have a look at my book, We Swallow Light. It’s an exploration of events in a past life and a refreshing take on overcoming pain and the joy of finding love.
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It’s really beautiful! I’ll also look at and share the book!
thanks Alexander, I appreciate that. ❤️
Here's my haiku:
Birdsong at sunrise,
the magic of the ocean,
They fulfill my dreams.
Wonderful!
Very beautiful poetry.
Very beautiful poetry.
Thank you!
Love these!
''the goddess is vast like the oceans and the skys''-ramakrishna
Do not chase love, or perfection,
or attention, or validation.
Do not chase any of these things.
Chase the call of the wild;
the song in your heart,
the ocean in your bones.
Chase the time when you were free
to roam, and dream, and fall in time
with the setting sun.
Beautiful
Lovely poems, I especially like the thought of the moon being jealous. I love the ocean, I used to live a block from it, here is how it always made me feel:
In whispers and roars
Mighty ocean declares man
Insignificant
Thanks for the fun prompts!
Glad you’re enjoying it!
The ocean waves are my soundtrack
As I watch over the monk seal
Lounging on his beach
Tiny twine and signs posted for protection
The refrain, his grunts and children's laughter
Awesome!
Aww thanks. It's literally what I'm looking at🥰