islands in the sea

swimming in
the slim deep sea
you hold me
as I
behold thee
swimming in that deep dark sea
as moon bright mist
above us swirls
and on the shoreline
seals stir
beneath
the moist deep
dank dark air
a bark is heard
and 'neath the cliff
a shadow moves
so shy that you
and I
will ever this remember

islands in the sea
phantasms
chimera
cloud cast shadows
on languid sea
yet
so real
to you
and me



Poetry by Peter Humphreys The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2008-03-25 at 13:04

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Rob Graber
Who ever heard
of a "slim deep sea"?
I'm glad I have

This is so original, and marvelously microcosmic!
2008-03-27


Rik The PoetBay support member heart!
Really evokes the imagination and carries the emotions with it. Enjoyed the read thanks.
2008-03-25


Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
this reminds me so much of a small cove where I like to swim, surrounded by cliffs and rocks and those shadows that drift across the sea as the sun moves - I am now longing for summer, as always, a wonderful poem full of imagery

Elle x
2008-03-25