Lagoon
The colour of the lagoon's waters
Perfectly matched the sky as if some greater being had just passed through the universe and looked in on earth, leaving their memory printed on it.
Mountains streaked up to the sky so sharply like mascara wiped from a crying eye. Boats left streaming white torrids like the shine of star light reflecting on mirrored eyes.
Old white wolves sat at its banks like driftwood trees and as if they had been their for hours gathered in worship.
Some had caught fish that heat filled afternoon and were tearing at their flesh, others coughed as if laughing at the fish's own spiritual demise. Only soft waterfalls beating the stillness disturbed the peace, keeping their bronze, silver and golden eyes awake.
The clouds were so small and bright you might think of winters long lost snowflakes and imagine them slowly falling from their eye.
Font size:
Written on July 04, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on July 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 47 sec read
- 3 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX XX X |
---|---|
Characters | 870 |
Words | 156 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 1 |
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
"Lagoon" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/131092/lagoon>.
Discuss the poem Lagoon with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In