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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Sea-Song



The song of the sea
is full of s's,
sibilant, sussurrating,
singing waves,
seaspray, salty,
slips and slides,
seabirds sailing
surf and sky,
seahorse, starfish,
castles, shells,
scent of seaweed
casts a spell.
sunset shining,
shimmering shore.
I sink,
I sink,
and leave no more.


for Susan's prompt at Midweek Motif: the Song of a Single Word


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23 comments:

  1. SusanAugust 3, 2016 at 8:48 AM

    I fall under the spell of this poem, especially the slips and slides which bring everything else closer. Sinking thus makes me think of Excalibur. Hah! And I say stay, stay and stroll there for many a day.

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  2. Sumana RoyAugust 3, 2016 at 9:12 AM

    i think this little one could be a mantra for meditation specially the last rhythmic lines...and of course i'll repeat what says Susan :)

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  3. Sanaa RizviAugust 3, 2016 at 9:25 AM

    scent of seaweed
    casts a spell.
    sunset shining,
    shimmering shore.
    I sink,
    I sink,
    and leave no more.

    This is so enchanting Sherry :D

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  4. TruedessaAugust 3, 2016 at 10:10 AM

    Oh, this was very creative the sound of S - in this sizzling summer poem.

    I do enjoy the song of the sea!

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  5. Myrna R.August 3, 2016 at 10:53 AM

    Sherry this is so beautiful. Who best to write this song than someone who loves the ocean so much. But no, you will not sink - the ocean will float you.

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  6. Brian MillerAugust 3, 2016 at 11:19 AM

    i listened to the song of the ocean just a week ago. it seems so far away. i tied my toes into the sand and let the waves lift me and let me fall as they may.

    nice use of the s sound in this as well. as it shushes us.

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  7. DonnaAugust 3, 2016 at 12:08 PM

    I absolutely loved this clever poem...praising the sea...such imagination and your words conjured up my senses of when I visit the sea....slipping in the sand and salty water.

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  8. Purba chakrabortyAugust 3, 2016 at 1:38 PM

    Such a beautiful sea song! I enjoyed reading it :)

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  9. HannahAugust 3, 2016 at 3:43 PM

    I love the closing...the notion of sinking to sea for all eternity...peaceful, for me. Thank you, Sherry!

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  10. Buddah MoskowitzAugust 3, 2016 at 5:15 PM

    This was near hypnotic to read aloud. Loved.

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  11. totomaiAugust 3, 2016 at 5:24 PM

    Hypnotizing, Sherry. I really like the S's here. LOL, I remember writing one haiku with all the words starting with S.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 3, 2016 at 6:28 PM

    Ssssuper poem!!!

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  13. Luk LeiAugust 3, 2016 at 9:01 PM

    I love it :) This will make a great phonetic song too for the proper application of 'Ss'

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  14. PanchaliAugust 4, 2016 at 12:27 AM

    Superb...this poem has a delightful sound/ a melody. Real work of art, Sherry!!

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  15. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)August 4, 2016 at 1:48 AM

    and when i was residing in the oceans beach head, the 's' i would be most cognizant of was...'shhh'...listen to it's voice for it has traveled the world and beyond. it carries the voice of the Universes spirits...'shhh', listen !

    your voice in this piece, mi amiga, inspired this memory. gracias !

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  16. Old EggAugust 4, 2016 at 2:40 AM

    The susurration of the sea clearly has you under her spell Sherry!

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  17. Rosemary Nissen-WadeAugust 4, 2016 at 5:24 AM

    So much fun, your play with sibilants – and so vividly descriptive of the ocean.

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  18. annell4August 4, 2016 at 6:35 AM

    Sea, ships, slips, slide, surrender, sunsets, shore, sink, silly, sad, someday....so many words belong to the sea.

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  19. ClaudiaAugust 4, 2016 at 6:59 AM

    nice - the sound of the sea is full of magic... yearnng to listen to her songs again... the s's carry your song beautifully

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  20. JulianAugust 4, 2016 at 2:27 PM

    A lovely piece of writing Sherry, painting a picture in my mind of seashore walks. Brill'

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  21. MaryAugust 6, 2016 at 1:55 PM

    I can feel the sea, Sherry....and there is something magical and mystical about the ending...sinking into the sea!

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  22. rudraprayagaAugust 8, 2016 at 2:59 AM

    Fun-evolving and thought provoking.

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  23. IntelliblogAugust 9, 2016 at 10:35 PM

    Loved all that sibilant alliteration, Sherry! A wonderful poem.

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