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4 seapoems: fellow lovers, sandstitching, sailstarred, anchors aweigh
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4 SEA POEMS
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-saiom shriver-
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FELLOW LOVERS
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We are
fellow lovers
of the sea.
Because of
her
infinity
to all she gives
fidelity.*
ANCHORS AWEIGH
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The breaking of the day
Light oer the sea
makes its way.
Wind counterpoints
the 'anchors aweigh!'
as it fills our sails
and
from across the bay
takes us blissfully away.*
SANDSTITCHING
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The sea sandsifting
Birds sandshifting
The wind sanddriftingbut the grass....
sandstitching*
SAILSTARRED SANDSIFTING SEAWEED-SCRIPTED SEA
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Sail-starred, shell-shored, stream-swelled
sand-sifting, seaweed-scripted sibilant Sea
secedes silently, softlyShadowed shallows sheathing scallops,
sheltering seals, shielding scuttling snails,
shrouding sharks. Sands shifting secrete starfish,
scampering shrimp.Serene Sea supports Spanish scows, Sicilian
skiffs, Senegalese schooners, Seychelles ships,
Sardinian sculls.Saltsmelling sailors see soaring shrieking
seagulls, striped sunrise, shining sunset,
shshshing surf.Sudden surprising storm's symphonic sounds
slap shore shacks. Snows slip seaward, spring-subdued.
Soon sloop slides spiral sleep stairway.
A Breeze of Memory
A graveyard of dead trees
Fallen leaves of vast red and orange seas
Squirrels scurry before winter strikes
As children play while others pass on bikes
A harmony of the trees an the wind come together and sing
As a bird chirps then stops to clean it's wing
Children shrieking and screaming as they play
Angry armies of cars roar past, then fly away
Memories start of when I was a kid
Only broken away by time an what it did
Sitting still only in question
Of who I am and to what is my impression
I laughed . . . I played here
I was happy unknown of fear
But then reality again breaks memory's connection
Only to be lost again, still unknown of my reflection
Dandelion Flurries
love unspoken, grows in deed,
inspires hope for all in need,
days and weeks,
they muddle through
the cracks
of time's substinance.
unheard lament
taps stealthily on the door
with discontent,
a memory lingering,
the crevices open
only to see the words unspoken.
bitterness cloaked
in a weak array
of what seems to be
endless decay,
a life missed, a goodbye kiss
never given, just thrown away.
cool breeze touches skin,
reaching down,
plucked a dandelion flurry,
love is like the wispy sound,
take a breath and blow it out,
bye bye flurries, erase the pout.
life, it can sweep you up in hurry,
when it leaves...sometimes there's worry.
it is hardly like nature
to feel love like this,
there must be something
that was missed.
5:24 PM 4/22/2013
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Blood they say is thicker than water
Anytime I'm home with my mother
brothers and sisters
I feel like being with them forever
Their presence radiates joy and laughter
But this bond is more than that of blood
It's of blood binded with faith
Now I have to leave, it is a must
Though my body somehow resist
I feel no remorse leaving this apartment
I have a mission to fulfil, In sha Allah I will
There is another bond drawing me
of lovely brothers and sisters in faith
That makes me feel comfort
Even though I'm far away from home
They are all my family; they loves me
I'm glad I've them all around me
A home it is a away from home
come away with me
Take me away,
Take me away and lets never come back.
Over the mountains thru the valleys and across the seas...
that's where i want to be.
Lets get away
Lets run away...
Come away with me...
To never come back ... to never look back.
My Final Day Alive
My final day alive
What shall I do?
Should I go out
Surrounded by loved ones
Have a great time
And forget about tomorrow?
Should I go crazy
Do something insane
Make me feel alive
And not think of what is next?
Should I stay
Lock myself in my house
My final hours alone
Wondering what is to come?
It is my final day alive
What shall I do?