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The Sea Speaks

The briny sea has spoken once again I hear the swells that heave aloud its waves are gray like colored hues in rain that wrap the clamor like a shroud I must believe the stories sailors tell of blackened tides that steal the breath with storms that rage the sail without a bell then mark the innocent for death The cold and numbness slowly spreads to me when roils of purple clouds beset my soul and endless dreams can’t ever see the fear I feel and still regret With dying winds that call my name I pray the water welters come ashore then speak in rhyme with rhythmic words that sway with flow that ebbs to calm my core If ocean’s floor becomes my mortal grave I’ll still recall the joy I felt when cradled warm inside its tempered rave and laud the nave where first I knelt

Copyright © November 2010 cheyenne smyth


This Poem was Critiqued By: Mark D. Kilburn On Date: 2010-12-01 14:04:43
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
Cheyenne, in my humble opinion part of what makes this poem so great is the fact that you live thousands of miles from the nearest sea. I know your mind is sharp as a razor but do you have a photographic memory? You captured the feel and motion of the sea rather well and it makes for an enjoyable read. Welter sent me scrambling for the BIG dictionary and what a word. I have to steal that one. a perfect fit because it describes the ocean water in a tremendous way, but you knew that before I did. Wyomings winds are not anything like the Sea but boy did you write this as if you were sailing. A-1, very good job, mk


This Poem was Critiqued By: Lora Silvey On Date: 2010-11-28 01:32:43
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.85714
Another poem from your accomplished pen that dances across the page as if we are rolling with the sea and its waves. The lilt and meter makes for an exceptional read while your rhyme pattern remains spot on. Kudos my friend for such an exquisite poem of life and passion. Lora
This Poem was Critiqued By: DeniMari Z. On Date: 2010-11-26 23:44:41
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Hi Cheyenne, I notice you tailor a lot of your poems around the sea - it must be a good place for your soul to speak from. Honestly breathtaking, once again you've honed in on content with the poetic artist in you laying out a story - with imagery, great lines to remember - as in your 3rd verse pleasing me the most in this piece - you've topped again and I'm fortunate to be able to read another great poem of yours, blessings Deni P.S. Praying my end is not on the oceans floor even though the ocean is one of my fav places to be near in life, the cold long death one must endure...
This Poem was Critiqued By: Mandie J Overocker On Date: 2010-11-16 16:03:27
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.62500
cheyenne, Brilliant! your rhymes are perfect and the meter too. I love how the words and phrases in this just roll off the tongue just as waves roll onto the beach. I like how you tie in the end rhymes in the last stanza in the middle of the line (and laud the 'nave' where first I knelt). Now, I know you have mentioned before that you struggle to write free verse, but may I say, not to worry, not to worry for you write brilliant structured rhymes. :)The images portrayed with the flair of your pen are wonderfully vivid - I want to reach out and touch the sea, hear the sea, be swept away by the sea. Thanks for an enjoyable read. Mandie
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