c lynn brooks

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White Sails

White Sails
gleaming in the sun
slow motion rider
your journey has just begun

The breaking waves upon the wall
miniature spouts of whales to recall

A freighter out on the horizon
where is it bound
sandpipers scurry as they dodge the waves

The seagulls cry and shatter the calm
still they are a part of this glorious song

something is missing in all of this beauty
that something and someone is you

About This Poem

Last Few Words: written while visiting. I cannot say who I was missing at the time my brother(now deceased) as I watched from his porch I could see the bay meet the river then meet the ocean

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: north carolina usa, USA

Favorite Poets: Leonard Cohen, Edgar Alan Poe, ray Bradbury, John Grissom, .Alan S Jeeves James patterson,

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Comments

c lynn brooks

5 years ago

Teddy

thank you. yes I love the ocean in fact the title of my first book is the lady is an ocean

Gracy

5 years ago

Dear lynn, such a lovely poem

Dear lynn, such a lovely poem. The imagery is beautiful, the title perfect. I love it. I also love the sea. Below, a few suggestions for neater verses, to TorT.

Seagulls cry and shatter the calm
still they're part of this glorious song

something is missing in all of this beauty,
I know 'tis you.

(that something and someone is you)

Hope you don't mind, all the best, Gracy

c lynn brooks

5 years ago

Gracy

thank you for the suggestions
I cheated this poem is already in print it being summer I thought it appropriate

jetz

5 years ago

This is lovely

You can't go wrong with ocean and song. I feel as if I have read this before.
Perhaps it the images you paint with your words. All things I love.

Very nice.
Sue

Not that anyone asked but my vote is no on the 'tis. Sorry Gracy.

c lynn brooks

5 years ago

jetz

you may very well have see above for explanation thank you for reading

raj

4 years 12 months ago

Hi Chrys

Thanks for pulling this poem out of print...that's why we could read it...

i would like to point out that there are two "are"s in the line "still they're are a part of this glorious song"...is it delibeate or through oversight?

be well..

c lynn brooks

4 years 12 months ago

raj

thanks for catching that and for the read will make repairs now