Sometimes the ocean

Ross Ritchell 2022 (Illinois)

Ode


Sometimes the ocean
swallows the sun
whole,
sometimes giving
it back.

And sometimes the ocean
lets the laughter
of a child
cut through the wild
wind
blowing free from its crests.

And sometimes the ocean
holds the heavens
aloft,
alone,
without a whisper
or a word
of complaint.

About this poem

I like thinking about the cyclical nature of large bodies of water--it is a terrifying and beautiful phenomena.

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Written on May 01, 2022

Submitted on May 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aaxxx Abccxx Axxxbxx
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 282
Words 59
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 6, 7

Ross Ritchell

Author of The Knife, a novel. more…

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