At Sea, with Love

One of the poems in a collection for an e-book.

At Sea, with Love

In a distant port,
A line of red lights
Curtsy like
Lightning bugs in
Flight.
Ghost crabs
Scuttle across                        
Darkened sands.
Hidden Inlets fill
With obscured waters,
As a tempest travels
By pitch-black night.
Dangerous moving currents
Flow as crashing waves churn with white-capped
Curves in the air
Above the ocean’s surface.
Small dunes form in the silken sands,
As strong winds whip around through the fine dust.

Summers full of memories

Come to my mind,
As a full sultry moon rises,
And spreads silvery light
Across the shrouded landscape.
Stars dazzle in the blue-black darkness further away.

A last night together on a dampened pier
Returns,

As a tingling is felt on my skin.
Desperation brings the roar of the surf back,
Gentle breezes cool my bare skin,
And clear ghost
Images

Form in my mind.

            --J. E. Cook © 2013

 

 

Author's Note

I am working a poetry collection for an e-book.

Reviews

[Jack...]

Any poem that begins with "In a distant port" will always bring me in and this one has done so beautifully. I love the images that are floating about in my mind right now. I can almost feel the salty air on my face and hear the surf singing upon the shore. Very nice Josie. This will be a great addition for your book.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

It is one of my favorites too! This is because I love water and the ocean. Thanks again.

[Jack...]

It shows in your words.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

THANKS! I AM GLAD SOMEONE IS READING!

[Sami Khalil]

I was touched by the beauty of this write...Splendid...:).................

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Thanks so much!

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)............

[Ruth]

Good lord...this made me soooooooo want to get to the sea...I am sure I was a sailor in my last life or one of them lol It is my ultimate dream to live by the ocean, hear her call, daily, hourly, wow...this is a precious piece hon xx

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Thanks, mine, too!

[DrD]

This, I believe, is by far your best work. It is well structured with excellent word selection. It has meter and meaning and is a delight to read.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Thanks! I write a lot of free verses and I don't like tight structures in my poetry. However, the word selection and sound are very important to me.