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Gentle Spirit
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0 posted 2005-09-20 07:16 PM

Oh mighty ocean
calm and strong,
to walk your shores
I truly do long.

I stand and gaze
upon an ocean swell,
I wonder of what stories
it could tell.

Stories of lovers
under moonlit skies,
or of the sea lust
in a sailors eyes.

Tell me stories of ships
that once sailed upon your seas,
of your oceans calm
before a stormy breeze.

I wonder what stories
that the sea could tell,
lying there deeply hidden
under an ocean swell.

© 1999 dmsmith (All rights reserved)

live for today,
dream of the future,
and learn eternal truths from the past..

Midnitesun

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Gaia

1 posted 2005-09-20 07:31 PM

Donna, I'm thinking that "calm" might be what so many are hoping for right now, what with Rita slapping everyone around today.
Yes, the sea could tell us more than we might ever want to hear.
I like thinking about it this way, as a potential storyteller.

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

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2 posted 2005-09-20 07:31 PM

ahh yes, what stories the sea could tell.

wonderful Donna!

what a beautiful smile you have Bellisimma

Mxx

~i want for myself your trembling~

Gentle Spirit
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3 posted 2005-09-20 07:43 PM

Hi Kacy, yes they are all still in my thoughts and I have friends that live right near Corpus Christie so I am definately keeping my eyes on this one and how it tracks.

Bella? sigh...I love the sea,
can I come visit her with you sometime???

Thanks gal, have missed you so much while my internet has been gone!!!!!!!!!

live for today,
dream of the future,
and learn eternal truths from the past..

Martie

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4 posted 2005-09-20 08:40 PM

The sea is full of words....story upon story....and I've seen them wash up on the sand...yes I have.!!

ctowen
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since 2001-10-18

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Green Mountains of VT

5 posted 2005-09-20 08:52 PM

I wait for such a swell
to carry me a stories tell
from a bottle sealed by wax
of all which it contacts
from paradise, and those lost
from Love simply tossed ....

    there was a time islanders would communicate through the water
      by sending messages which would be delivered by the hands of fate,
       and the current of the seas.

                    a beautiful piece, in word and in spirit.

CT

A word in hand is worth two in a hush ... CTOwen/05

Gentle Spirit
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6 posted 2005-09-20 09:10 PM

Martie, thank you gal.

ahh... I know you have heard her talking too. She has such a beautiful voice doesn't she?

Craig, that is simply awesome thank you
for such lovely words.

live for today,
dream of the future,
and learn eternal truths from the past..

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

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In Your Poetic Mind

7 posted 2005-09-20 11:08 PM

It looked like
a battle zone
debris everywhere
the sky was still gray and a
faint mist lay over the island
the wind had a
slight pinch to it
and the sand looked
like a ghost dancing
over the beach
the sea had reclaimed it's
memory and started a new

~~**~~
There are moments when speech
is but a mouth pressed lightly and
humbly against the angel's hands
~~**~~

LyricFetish
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since 2000-01-13

Posts 528
North Carolina

8 posted 2005-09-20 11:31 PM

The imagery in your poem is beautiful! I liked the part about the "sea lust in a sailor's eyes". Very nice.

I'm not your type,
I'm not inflatable.

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

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British Columbia, Canada

9 posted 2005-09-20 11:38 PM

I just loved this!

garysgirl

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Florida, USA

10 posted 2005-09-20 11:53 PM

I also wonder, Donna. Wouldn't that
be interesting. Good writing, as always.
Hugs,
Ethel

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

11 posted 2005-09-21 03:27 AM

Donna, this is beautiful. The sea certainly is full of stories, apparently she wants us to hear a few of them here on the Gulf Coast....I like the kind you tell here.

.....jo

Kaoru

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where the wild flowers grow

12 posted 2005-09-21 03:28 AM

simply beautiful.. I love it.

Margherita
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Eternity

13 posted 2005-09-21 09:16 AM

Beautiful, dear Donna!

The sea murmurs continuously of what it holds ... it's fascinating and scaring all at once.

Love,
Margherita

Dark Angel
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14 posted 2005-09-21 05:43 PM

Bella? sigh...I love the sea,
can I come visit her with you sometime???

We're waiting for you Bella..the sea and I.

m xx

~i want for myself your trembling~

Startime55
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Alberta, Canada

15 posted 2005-09-21 06:18 PM

Oh my....I think you just gave me a vision that needs to come to life....I love the magic in this poem...**big hugs**

Gentle Spirit
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16 posted 2005-09-21 06:31 PM

I thank you each, for taking the time to read my babbling and scribbles..

you bless me, and make me smile.

Lauren, thank you for the beautiful gift of words in which I would reply..

And in it's rebirth
were seen visions upon visions
tinted with the oh so familiar sights
and  smells that brought with it
peaceful sounds abounding
thus becoming the waves
that gently rolled   into the future,
and all it holds....

thank you L~

and Maree?
as soon as I hit the lottery,
Im there.

peace to all.

live for today,
dream of the future,
and learn eternal truths from the past..

Angelheart
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since 2005-09-08

Posts 754
Jacksonville,FL USA

17 posted 2005-09-21 08:10 PM

this is very nicely written.. thanks for sharing.

Poetry can get you very far
-Laura

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

18 posted 2005-09-21 08:24 PM

Sea foam, and
seagrass loam, when
time and tomb
oh, they call again...

where's my beach,
some where in reach,
all it can teach...
and we leach

all that it tells,
of lows and of swells
between chimes, and bells...
...in love, I fell....

with the sea...

with the sea...

with the sea

Yes, you were correct...
the muse is now awake...

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

19 posted 2005-09-21 08:32 PM

with the sea,
she fell in love
haunted by it's power
and peace

her wish eternal,
never to cease

to be again held
in it's embrace

to have the space;
the freedom to breathe;

to feel the damp
spray of sea

to find the grace
that guides her days...

Love you momma K.

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