Checkmate and the Sea

By whisperingwalls

These waves they call to me
wandering
wavering
A weary widow whispers her story

she laps and hungers greedily
ebb and flow hypnotic
Fast and jagged salivating sea

I'll breathe the salted brine
and tempt her for a night
I'll watch her waves descending
brace all you believe
because some sailors don't come home

Silken moons swirl on
a sheet of Dark Blue hues
shifting and waving
Singing an echo of
melody/harmony untold
Under the beyond of blue stars
{Blue Moon}

Pulling to a great beyond
somehow untouched by our unfolding

Hazel and magnolia horizons
Burnt copper and ecstacy

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Published on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Filed under: "Reflective" and "Poetry"

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Comments on "Checkmate and the Sea"

On Thursday, August 14, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm (1581) wrote:

Excellent piece! The meter mimics to the flow of the sea when I read it. Beautiful imagery throughout. Ciao, T/S
A former member wrote: Lovely and very intense poem.
On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, Dreaming in Stanzas (293) wrote:

This is gorgeous, I want to live inside this poem.
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012, Nehema (958) wrote:

I love this, Devilish sent it to me to today :) the words are very alluring and paint a romantic picture - XXOO
On Sunday, November 25, 2012, PoetessDarkly (693) wrote:

This a great, the imagery is fantastic. I think the part about the sailor binds the poem together as well as bringing in a bit of humanity.
A former member wrote: you seem to have developed this sort of fragmented style of writing. i am not sure it works here so well for me. the section about the sailors seems out of place for me. i do find your description of the sea lovely, the alliteration of the w's at the beginning i like especially. you present a great scene here.
On Saturday, October 22, 2011, whisperingwalls (210) wrote:

This was an earlier piece, so it was a bit rough. I agree the part about the sailors was a little disoriented, I wanted to bring a human element to the piece. I`m partial to alliteration, and I appreciate the comment.
On Sunday, October 9, 2011, dwells (4179) wrote:

I think the Titanic anniversary just passed? I've been seasick myself a very few times; nicely done - where's my lifeboat? But, doesn't the captain always go down with his ship? I'm wandering here and all adrift, thanks sailor.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, whisperingwalls (210) wrote:

I`m glad one of our monumental shipwrecks gained the publicity it deserved. I guess in a state of panic, anything can happen. glad you enjoyed the trip.