Ocean Poem

Imagined Trip To The Bottom Of The Sea

The birth of imagination and allowing oneself to go there - magical places that exist in the mind.

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An Ocean Birth

Published by Family Friend Poems April 11, 2025 with permission of the Author.

Bestir in me an ocean birth where starfish twinkle bright in mirth
And crooner whales who fancy chance invite the mermaids out to dance
Where seahorses number in their scores will pull my coral carriage fore
And maiden sea-nymphs take my hand and set me on a coral stand
Thus when in place they'll ring its knell to which the oceans churn and swell
And thrust me forth in tidal currents that sweep the globe in winding torrents
To where up on some rugged coast I'll disembark and thank my hosts.

ABOUT THE POET:

Originally from Ireland, I left home at 17 and moved to London. I came to New York in the late 80's and have lived here since. I enjoy fly fishing and the outdoors. Occasionally, I travel back to visit.
I am not a writer or a poet. But I enjoy jotting down pretty words that catch my attention and putting them in a sentence, with a...

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