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Where The Ocean Meets The Sky

Beatrice Hayward

April 23 
I wrote a thousand poems to you
Rolled them up, tucked them safe in glass
I carried them to the sea at sunrise
And waited for low tide to pass

I asked the sea to carry you gently
To where the ocean meets the sky
So that every night when I visit here
Looking ahead won’t feel like goodbye

In hues of pinks and purples
My bottles absorbed the dusk
As neatly and tenderly I parted with each
And said farewell to love and trust

I tossed each bottle and watched the sea,
Shimmering tides under a starry sky,
My thoughts of you floated away from me
In glass vessels of fragile dreams

I broke a piece again that I can not mend
And I know this time’s goodbye
So I’ll keep the rest safe beneath these stars
Where the ocean meets the sky
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Submitted by on April 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BCXC XXXX BCBX XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 756
Words 167
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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6 Comments
  • Symmetry58
    Symmetry58
    As I stated the first time I'd read this - one of the best I've read by anyone. The only shock is that it didn't place higher. This is worthy of more than a mug...as I polish up my mug from previous showings. I prefer $$$. LoL

    Sorry for the silence as of late. I just burned myself out on poetry and have been busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest.     
    LikeReply11 months ago
  • Kaytee
    Kaytee
    Congrats! I'm so happy that you got awarded for this poem. I love all your ocean poems. Beautiful!
    LikeReply 211 months ago
  • Philipo
    Philipo
    Congrats.
    LikeReply11 months ago
  • Soulwriter
    Soulwriter
    I loved this. Almost melodic. Thank you.
    LikeReply11 months ago
  • Wildflower888
    Wildflower888
    Congratulations on being a runner-up. This is such a beautiful poem. It got stuck with me when I went to the beach this weekend. Great job, my friend.
    LikeReply 211 months ago
  • Jewoo525
    Jewoo525
    This may just be my love for poems about the sea, but the imagery and the central theme of casting something away into the ocean connected with me on a deep level. I loved the “piece” double entendre as well- on a more technical note. Many great poems this month, perhaps arguably more technically complex or with deeper imagery than this one, but this one took my heart and takes my vote. A simple yet beautifully well written poem! One to be proud of. 
    LikeReply 111 months ago

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