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Sea Poems | Examples of Sea Poetry

Sea Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about the sea. This list of sea poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of sea poetry. This list of works about sea is an excellent resource for examples on how to write sea poems.
Premium Member A Pearl
An oyster felt an uncomfortable itch Caused by a stinging sand grain. Ten fathoms deep, he slowly made - a pearl, So that he was free of pain. A sea-diving Japanese ama, dove, Swimming topless...Read the rest...
Categories: beauty, desire, sea,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Storm Swept Through
I often write about the ocean. I went to see a museum exhibit, yesterday, “Dutch Art in a Global Age.” The paintings of sailboats on the sea caught my attention. Breathtaking and romantic, admired them...Read the rest...
Categories: art, sea, storm,
Form: Ekphrasis
Siren of the sea
Her scales, of blue and green Queen of the sea, Beauty of the deep, a magnificent sight to see, From the depths, an echo of a gentle song, Her voice her presence, that I forever long. The ruler, Goddess...Read the rest...
Categories: love, ocean, romantic, sea,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member America, Safe and Secure
To the East, to the West bordered by seas America seemed safe and secure... Twin Towers up in flames Her southern border down the drain...Read the rest...
Categories: america, confidence, fear, sea,
Form: Rhyme
Turbulent Seas
Turbulent seas, Down deep we go, How I yurn to be free, Deep down we go Oh Let me breathe Deep 'Into the, vo i d 'Let' me be at 'p e a c e' Deep into the dark I want to 'b...Read the rest...
Categories: sea, dark, lost, ocean, pain,
Form: Rhyme



Wave
It bulges forwards straining to break its own skin shatters at its peak ...Read the rest...
Categories: nature, sea, water,
Form: Haiku
the sea
Who has never learned to look at the sea, will die idiot....Read the rest...
Categories: extended metaphor, sea,
Form: Monoku
By the Sea
Cold air breeze flowing over the shore, as an lifesaver floats on the glistening water illuminated by the sun, most memorable during the day as many above have fun Frightened of the ferocious sea-beings, admiring the...Read the rest...
Categories: 10th grade, poetry, sea,
Form: Bio
Premium Member Storms Are Fierce
They keep on rolling as the incoming, rapid waves splash, and with them they bring an army of hungry shellfish; a cemetery of shells pave the long stretch of this beach... never walk barefoot: as Lora did, she...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, nostalgia, sea, senses,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Storms Are Fierce
They keep on rolling as the incoming, rapid waves splash, and with them they bring an army of hungry shellfish; a cemetery of shells pave the long stretch of this beach... never walk barefoot: as Lora did, she...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, nostalgia, sea, senses,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sea Of Turquoise
Civilized and yet so awesome, the ocean’s a perfect poem; I’ve been gone but I’m coming home; Ivory foam, ivory foam; While a hurricane wind destroys that briny perfume overjoys; I’m surrounded by soothing noise; Sea of turquoise, sea of turquoise....Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, feelings, nature, sea,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Sunset at Kiawah
Kiawah's sun dips, Marshes blush in soft pastels, Spring whispers low. Egrets dance in twilight's grace, Day ends in a gentle sigh....Read the rest...
Categories: sea, sunset,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Tidal
Serene, right by the shore; ...Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, feelings, sea,
Form: Cinquain
Premium Member Ship of Fools
On a ship of fools without direction, Along a circuitous trajection, Sailors from every land and nation Drift not by chart, but hallucination, And their lofty voices, at once speaking A bit louder than the planks...Read the rest...
Categories: sea, allegory, environment, humanity, political,
Form: Rhyme
Sea
Life is like a sea Sometimes low, sometimes high tide Calm, rough you can't hide....Read the rest...
Categories: emotions, nature, perspective, sea,
Form: Haiku

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Book: Shattered Sighs