she was Ocean
that's how they called her
some old fella
south of Yella Point
named her that way
said she had a motion
like liquid
rising and falling
at the call of that moon up there
Ocean yeah
that's Ocean alright
and right now there's
a half a dozen guys shipwrecked
floating around her
like she was gonna pluck
any one of them
some hopes brother
it ain't in her eyes
Oh those eyes yeah
they a sayin
come deeper darling dare
where no shore's
gon' bekon ye home
and play a while
on that beastly
rising swell
then float away
but they don't
no sir .. not a one of them
they just bobbin like
bears around honey
flotsum round her knees
becalmed on some eddy
waiting on the day
lost upon Ocean
caught up on a swell
me? I'm just the shipping forecast man
maelstrom's a coming
Johnny's back in town
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I though it was Dennis back in town. LOL.
Terrific write d a, I can see Ocean within your words attracting those poor souls to their doom.
Andy
Dennis the menace? I guess Ocean could be Beryl the peril too.
A great work with some super lines - much enjoyed.
Thank u kind sir...... which were the great lines? tell me, i'll use them again.
I guess it's more the linkage od ideas behind the lines - such as:
she was Ocean
flotsum round her knees
becalmed on some eddy
I'm just the shipping forecast man
Great stuff.
dusk arising,
A great write!
Watching out for that ‘maelstrom’...
it can cause such pandemonium!
I enjoyed the read very much!
~Laura~
Thank you so much. I can see I'm going to have to do some more of these little ditties from time to time.
You’re welcome!😊
Good write DA.
A fine comment Orchi.
Brilliantly done, thanks for sharing and I think you brought the sun!
The sun was coming anyway m8. The secret is to make it look as if it were YOU (or me) who brought it tho. (brought the sun that is)
Glad you enjoyed this bit of frivolity.
The sun was coming anyway m8. The secret is to make it look as if it were YOU (or me) who brought it tho. (brought the sun that is)
Glad you enjoyed this bit of frivolity.
excellent sir through and through..
I was not expecting Johnny to put in an appearance though....
Neville
There's always a Johnny lurking someplace in a woman like Ocean's life.
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