Sunday 9 August 2009

Ocean

OCEAN

–noun
1. the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
2. any of the geographical divisions of this body, commonly given as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic oceans.
3. a vast expanse or quantity



Like an ocean...
I sailed the sea of your eyes
Scaling every wave on your face
To lose myself in the maelstrom on your laughter
Let the ripples where mocking gulls dive
Gurgle and giggle
Back to serenity.

13 comments:

Gemma Wiseman said...

Love the idea of a sea tossed with a maelstrom of laughter! Beautiful!

anthonynorth said...

Great words - and so full of imagery.

Sherri B. said...

Wonderful! The image is perfect, too. I really enjoyed this one, and especially loved "I sailed the sea of your eyes, scaling every wave on your face".

Tammie Lee said...

this is a wonderfully creative piece, which I enjoyed very much.
Spirithelpers

sgreerpitt said...

i have seen this metaphor before (sea/ocean of the eyes), but your take is very fresh and reveals something new.

Jim said...

"Back to serenity' will be in the shallow waters where the little ripples come to rest and you can play.
I like the excitement, then peace, brought out in this.
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Bobbie said...

So beautiful! Lovely writing.

Tumblewords: said...

I'm so enjoying your 'word of the day' series! Immense quantity of thought and muse!

one more believer said...

love and serenity found in one's eyes...photo is awesome...

Anonymous said...

I'm not terribly up on poetry, so I've never seen this metaphor before - it seemed incredibly delicate and fresh. Really put me in the moment. Nice!

Dina said...

The parched-looking cracks together with your ocean images rivet one's attention.

gabrielle said...

This was wonderful! I felt the toss of the ocean reflected in your gaze.

SandyCarlson said...

Let it, indeed!