madrid in springtimemadrid in springtime
i have never seen madrid in the springtime
i have never seen madrid at all
does the sun rise differently in madrid
than in san francisco
on those rare city days when there is no fog
nor wind to chase the clouds away
i have seen morning in san francisco
where lovers stroll hand in hand
down meandering paths
parting with the...
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Categories:
beautiful, boat, fantasy, peace,
Form: Free verse
Changing TackEnrolling as a pirate is much harder than it seems,
You’ll need to speak in present tense and chase your wildest dreams.
Well, once you’ve trained a parrot and been measured for your hook,
You have to plough through pages of the health and safety book.
The pointed end’s the bow, whilst your rudder’s near the aft,
Our crow’s...
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Categories:
anger, boat, endurance, pollution,
Form: Rhyme
WILD GOAT HAVING HIS OATS - BAWDY LIMERICK WARNINGYoung newlyweds on a love boat
He mounted her like a wild goat
The up and down motion
Of the stormy ocean
Meant super sex – it got their vote!...
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Categories:
boat, humorous, lust,
Form: Limerick
Hurtfully HealingSteadily swimming
She flashes a grin
Doc in a boat
Take's a note
she won't surrender.
She wants to win
finds strength within.
Worriedly Waiting,
friend wishes she'd ask herself "why"
and paces the French side.
Hastily helping,
she rises a moment
to wave, before waves re-hide
He feels pride inside
Stand by the starlight,
The watch boat is tossed
Pain...
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Categories:
adventure, beach, boat, character,
Form: Lyric
VentureIn better days of better ways we chanced upon the mind
Of great and grand adventure, of great and grand design
To sail the open seas coursing near and far
Uncharted in the ways, unguided by the stars
At the mercy of the wind we vied the stormy seas
To mount the raging crests and weather in the lees
Onward ever...
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Categories:
adventure, allusion, boat, freedom,
Form: Rhyme
Take the Bait and runDaylight breath in my face
like primrose blooming in spring
sending fumes all over the place
and I opened my mouth and gasp for breath
I twist and turn a dozen times
before I could drag myself out of bed
but I made one final leap and toss
the pillow in the street
and break the sleep deficit...
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Categories:
america, boat, business, children,
Form: Narrative
41D North-49D West
In April of nineteen twelve, a ship set sail so grand,
A tale of wealth and power, a journey well-planned.
Warnings were ignored, the ship sped through the night,
Men on duty sleeping, Californian unaware of Titanic's plight.
Steel and iron rivets, a mix of strength and flaw,
A lie repeated often enough will often escape the law
A plan, some...
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Categories:
boat, death, sea, water,
Form: Couplet
The Riverboat RevenantShe sails where the bayou kisses the tide,
a phantom queen with a mournful glide.
The paddle churns, though no hands steer,
and jazz floats faint on a breeze unclear.
Her lanterns burn with a ghostly hue,
casting gold on waters black and blue.
No passengers board, no voices ring--
just whispers soft as a violin string.
The captain’s hat is dust and...
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Categories:
boat, river,
Form: Rhyme
The Loyal BirdI promise to be true and I won’t allow anyone or anything to come between me and you, the stakes are too high and already we are soaring in the sky, I will reach the summit close to the sun and I will show you something that you have never seen before the day...
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Categories:
america, analogy, beach, boat,
Form: Narrative
Memento on the Moon3d music bot that makes hearts swoon
Is what I’d leave melodies on the moon
Notes that float fly and dance
Or form pottery and art by hands
Yellow notes would boast so happily
Creating joy and hope as if laughing
Floating souls like white water tranquility
A kaleidoscope of colors moving dreams
Notes that are heard with silver soul
Like...
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Categories:
boat, animal, appreciation, bird, mirror,
Form: Rhyme
Paddling on an Old CanoePaddling on a swirling river.
Her husband takes the right.
His wife uses her powerful left hand.
Oh, what a truly serene feeling.
Gently gliding over the rippling water,
As the moon mesmerises the sweet scene,
Stars twinkle in the vast, darkening sunset sky.
They paddle in a sing-song, singing off-key.
One, two, kiss me sweet, kiss me soft.
Moonlight dances on the rippling...
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Categories:
boat, river,
Form: Free verse
Paper BoatA stranger,
disguised as a breeze,
kissed me on the cheek
and slipped away.
I floated,
quiet as a whisper,
down a stream of thought
...
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Categories:
boat, confusion,
Form: Free verse
Lone Boat
L
On sail
Never
Enters the
Breaker zone
O | \ \
A | \ \
The tranquil sea surface ripples
the boat dances delighted
...
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Categories:
boat, lonely,
Form: Shape
The River of Comfort
Down the river
Far from the emptied swimming pools
Far from skateboards
Down the cold, foaming river
Sitting, reclined in a floating rubber tire
Skin tanned from summer sun
T-shirt stained from farm work
Dirt, mud, sticks, fire
All muddle your shirts colors
Your mouth full of smoke
In your hand, a rolled paper smoke
In your top coat pocket, three more stand
Resting like bullets...
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Categories:
12th grade, animal, boat,
Form: Free verse
Origami
origami folds
become a vessel crafted
suspect of high seas
AP: 2nd place 2025
Posted on March 30, 2025...
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Categories:
boat, sea,
Form: Haiku
Specific Types of Boat Poems
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