Rate this poem:4.0 / 1 vote

Falling Under

Laura Guarnera 1979 (Ohio)

March 22 
Free verse
The subtle tease of lapping water
Licking at your toes
Gently creeping upward
Slowly
Ever so gradually
Until you realize you are waist deep
Chest deep
Neck deep
Gasping and flailing
The wave washes over you
Relentlessly roiling and surging
The onslaught ceaseless and breathless
You reach blindly
The wave surges
Grasp desperately for a hand...a connection
Flailing
Thrashing
Desperate
Drowning
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted by wolfsong79 on March 10, 2022

18 sec read
45

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDDEEEFGFHDIJFFKF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 394
Words 62
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Full analysis for Falling Under »

Laura Guarnera

Laura Guarnera is the mother of two and a critical care nurse of many years. Writing has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. more…

All Laura Guarnera poems | Laura Guarnera Books

1 fan

Discuss this Laura Guarnera poem with the community:

1 Comment
  • PoeticallyYours
    PoeticallyYours
    I felt the emotions in this poem, understanding where emotionally the writer was when writing this poem
    LikeReply11 months ago

Translation

Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Falling Under" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 28 Mar. 2023. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/124125/falling-under>.

Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

Become a member!

Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

More poems by

Laura Guarnera

»

March 2023

Poetry Contest

Enter our monthly contest for the chance to win cash prizes and gain recognition for your talent.
3
days
2
hours
26
minutes
140 entries submitted — 10 remaining

Our awesome collection of

Promoted Poems

»

Browse Poetry.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Quiz

Are you a poetry master?

»
A haiku has ________ lines.
  • A. 3
  • B. 5
  • C. 4
  • D. 2