Waves rolling sagely
Up onto the shore
The impervious ocean
A dispassionate whore
Mindlessly and forever
Going through the motion
Water flowing curling licking
The beach without emotion
Thoughtless restless movement
Guided by the moon
Dancing without music
To an elusive inner tune
Always flowing, never still
A forever ethereal sight
Displayed to us to admire
Its grandeur and striking might
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Author:
Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (
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One of my favourite subjects and you've done it proud Fred
Thanks Michael, you're too kind!
The ocean's precocious behaviour in a fine nutshell my friend - -love that line - - "A dispassionate whore" - to describe her mindless dance. Sent to my Favs.
Thanks so much Fay, was at first a little hesitant of using that word, but it did pop into my head, and there it stayed...
Amazing unceasing motion of energy isn't it. Like so many people i am enriched and renewed by being close to its majestic meeting with the coast - envigorating perhaps. Dammit your words make me want to dash off 120miles to my favourite beach.
Thanks d a! And why don't you? Dash off, I mean.
A strikingly captured expression of the majesty of ocean waves upon the shore. A favorite for sure! Living on a beach I witness your poem daily. A beauty, Fred.
Mahalo Louis! You are one of the lucky ones. My wife always wanted to live in a house on the beach, but I am more comfortable in the mountains, so now we life in the middle of the island on a high plateau between the two mountain ranges. But it is only about 1/2 hour to the North Shore or the Waianae coast. And I don't have to worry about any Tsunami!!!!! Plus, the salt air destroys everything close to the beach.
You are so right about the salt air destroying everything ... the price one pays for paradise! Thanks for your response, Fred.
A good job describing the oceans of our planet.
Thank you so much, lasergraph!
Good write Fred.
Mahalo for reading and commenting, orchidee!
Fred this is really a lyrical piece love the musical inner tune lines , well done
Thanks WL, now that you mention it, there is a musical, rhythmical quality to wave actions. Next time I am sitting at the beach I am going to pay attention to it.
I can hear the sound from mindless, thoughtless and restless movement. It turns rocks to sands.
Such a dramatic picture of ocean.
Great job.
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