T HALASSOPHILES ~ PEOPLE who love the sea !
H ALF the HUMAN RACE ~ now live on the Coast
A USTRALIA has an Empty Middle ~ I
L OVE th SEA ~ and in UK never far ............
A WAY from the Sea ! Born on the WEST COAST
S O ~ SAILING and Surfing and Canoing
S WIMMING and Diving were a big part
O F our CHILDHOOD ~ and I love all WATER !
P EOPLE who live hundreds of miles INLAND
H AVE a different attitude to the SEA.
I LOVE OCEANS ~ Because out of sight of
L AND you feel truly AQUATIC ~ We are
E NGINEERED to Swim & Dive ~ and with our
S CUBA GEAR we are PISCATORIAL !
Thanks for reading ~ comments welcome ~ Love BRIAN XOX
Dedicated to CHRISTINA S ~ who loves "Messing about in Boats"
This poem is presented as Single Word ~ Acrostic Blank Verse Sonnet (Iambic
pentameter) Love words (single or plural) with 14 LETTERS ~ An Acrostic Sonnet !
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Good write and dedication.
THANKS ANDY ~ Pleased you liked it ! CHRISTINA S is very busy at te moment so he MUSE is on hold (we all miss her Poems !) She is back commenting and has promised some new Poems very SOON ! Yours BRIAN
Only wish I was closer but live
slam donk in the middle of the country - at least I'll be one of the last to be affected by rising tides.
Thanks MICHAEL ~ I\'m only 10 miles from the Sea in SE England where i now live ! Well with an Anti~Conservation Chump like Trump in the USA Driving Seat ~ Atmospheric CO2 will go on increasing ~ The average global temperature will rise from 16C to 17C to 18C etc ~ ice cps will melt and sea levels will rise and millions will die and farm land will be lost ! I\'ve just put a bid in of £1 million to buy the hotel on top of SNOWDON ~ 3560 feet above sea level ~ so i should be OK for 1000 more years ! Yours BRIAN
Oohh I'm a bit worried though! What about when the 1000 years are up?! Oh do stop worrying about EVERY thing Orchi! lol.
Fret not STEVE ~ I will be in the GLORY then ~ and the GOOD BOOK says "There will no more SEA !" BRIAN
Some say: Aww, why no more sea?! And yet I heard that it mans there's no more separation - as seas separate peoples. That's nearly as bad as: 'She sells sea shells....' Neither of which I can say after sherries! lol.
I was raised on a freshwater lake, so saltwater isn't really my thing, but I still LOVE the water. My family always called me fish because once I got in I would never get out.
Lovely poem, and I learned a new word!
Sincerely, Azuranna
Thanks AZURA ~ yes it is a beautiful word and for me the bonus was in the plural it had 14 letters a ONE WORD Acrostic Sonnet which are quite rare ! Freshwater Lakes are lovely to swim in and sail on ! You really are PISCATORIAL ! Hugs ~ BRIAN
Beautiful picture and another nice writing. Not scary at all, except for me because I can not swim.
Brian, you always do such a fantastic job with these things. I don't know if I'm disciplined enough! I enjoy living in a coastal state where I have the beauty of the mountains, but know I can reach the Atlantic coast in a few short hours! My favorite place to be is the NC Outer Banks.
Ahhhhh North Carolina a Beautiful State to be in ! Thanks for sharing and commenting ! I find Acrostics tend to write themselves ~ you already have the first letter in each line ! The difficult thing in blank verse Sonnets ~ is restricting each line to TEN syllables ! Rhyme presents another hurdle bu I am posting one tomorrow about LOVE ~ Titled "AN ELUSIVE DREAM" Yours BRIAN (UK),
Wonderful acrostic! I do so much appreciate that you dedicated this sonnet to me!! And since I do live near the water, I do wish I got to get out on the lake more often. Blessed to live near it! This poem is very descriptive. Great structure. I know thats what you strive for! Love it! Hugs--Christina
Thank you CHRISTINA ~ It was a pleasure to dedicate this poem to you because I know how much you enjoy the proximity of water and the joy it gives in terms of visual scenery and opportunities for recreation ! You are my lovely Water Baby. I run an ADULT EDUCATION CLASS in "Poetry & Literature", I stress that there are two factors in a Proper Poem ! A Poem (to be reciteable) must have FORM & FUNCTION. FORM is the STRUCTURE in which the POEM is presented and it must have FLOW (meter) and Classical Forms (Haiku ~ Sonnets etc) do have rules. Rhyme is optional but consistent "Rhyme Patterns" (abab or aabb or xaxa etc) enhance a Poem as does versification ! FUNCTION is the Message (Meaning) of the Poem ~ which is just as important as the FORM. My process is TITLE ~ OUTLINE ~ STRUCTURE ~ MESSAGE ~ FINE TUNING ! Thanks for your appreciation ~ Hugs & Cuddles ~ BRIAN. Please add a Dessert to my FUSION ~ Thanks B.
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