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Poems About the Ocean
3 poemsThe ocean can be setting, symbol, weather, and memory at once. These poems use the shore and its changing light to explore distance, return, and perspective.
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At the Edge of Everything
The ocean doesn't care that you're watching. This is what makes it worth watching.
by The Wild VoiceFree Verse · 60 lines
the-oceannatureperspective
Barefoot at Low Tide
The ocean has moved its furniture, leaving wet sand, three green ropes of weed,
by The Wild VoiceFree Verse · 12 lines
oceanbeachtide
Summer at the Shore
Summer is the season that forgets to end on time—it lingers at the shore like a guest who loves your house more than you do.
by The Wild VoiceFree Verse · 57 lines
summeroceanmemory