Touching the Atlantic
As I lunged headlong into its warmth,
So I mused upon this ocean's past:
The divide between old and new,
A separation affording comfort,
A witness to the quest for freedom,
Great surf pounding wind-swept shores.
The water welcomed me in its energy,
Embracing me, albeit roughly,
While I thought of old ships lying wrecked,
Long since savaged and unsalvageable;
Feeling the urge to battle out further,
Only to hear the nannying lifeguard's whistle.
The ocean seems so vast, its horizons unbroken,
But all around me are invisible connections:
The paths of the great silver birds,
The tracks of fibers binding businesses,
Seeking to shrink this global village pond;
While here, on its western edge, I feel so small.
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Submitted on August 22, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 695 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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