
My Love, The Sea
A love like hers is rare and true
When first we met, I was a youth
She moves me every time she speaks
her voice is strong; her thoughts are deep
And when she holds me in her arms
I’m overcome by all her charms
I love her kisses salty sweet
In waves she sweeps me off my feet
Teeming with life, ebbing, flowing
Her swelling, swirling, tempest showing
She takes my shallow breath away
Sink or swim with her I’ll stay
She calls to us from terra’s brink
You may just know my love I think
And even heard her siren song
From over horizon’s edge…beyond
~kat
This is take two for the Day 10 challenge for NaPoWriMo 2023. I had finally completed a proper chantey of several verses and lovely rhymes, and when I tried to copy it, I forgot I was not on my laptop and with one click found myself staring at a “C” …poem gone forever! I hate when that happens. At any rate, I’m tired and it’s been a long stressful day. But I do love the sea. It’s been too long since I dipped my toes in the ocean. I miss her. Sometimes when the winds are strong whipping through the tree leaves it sounds like the ocean crashing into the shore. I close my eyes, imagine the sea, and console myself in those moments.





April 10th, 2023 at 10:21 pm
Nice one, Kat. 🙂
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April 10th, 2023 at 11:00 pm
Thank you so much!
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April 10th, 2023 at 11:01 pm
A beautiful ode to the sea.
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April 10th, 2023 at 11:04 pm
Thank you Sadje!
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April 10th, 2023 at 11:34 pm
You’re welcome
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April 11th, 2023 at 7:42 am
This is beautiful, Kat! Despite the frustration (I have experienced the “C” issue myself), she spoke to you. I love the Gulf Coast and listening to the waves, especially at night. We live here again and sadly my/our schedules have kept us away for too long. That and the tourists make it a challenge. Hopefully we can fill that emptiness this week while I am on “staycation.”
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April 11th, 2023 at 7:50 am
I hope you find some uninterrupted moments Michael. While I do love the woods where I live now…the seasons, the smells…there is something about standing at the edge of a great body of water that is humbling, exhilarating and magnificent! ❤️
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April 11th, 2023 at 7:52 am
Thanks, Kat. While we absolutely loved our five years in the Rocky Mountains with all of our wild neighbors, we did miss the water. However, I don’t miss the severe sleep apnea that I dealt with in the mountains.
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