The Sea is a Moody Monster
When sitting safe on shore
The sea is a great aquatic beast;
If I close my eyes and listen –
I can hear him breathe…
In, out, suck, spew,
Inhale, exhale,
And the lapping waves obey.
Unpredictable, volatile, capricious,
He can be all three –
One moment calm and peaceful,
Becoming choppy and cantankerous,
Irritable and petulant,
Then roaring with rage
As angry waves crash in fury on the rocks.
Picture: fotosearch.com
©DGA
Sidey’s Weekend Challenge
Sorry, Sidey, I couldn’t bring myself to change the last line to:-
As polyphloisboian waves crash in fury on the rocks.
Thank you, Cindy, for the pronounciation!
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/polyphloisbic
1. (of the sea) noisy, roaring, thundering
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17/07/2010 at 7:39 am
This is beautifully done, congrats adee.
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17/07/2010 at 7:44 am
Absolute fluke, Cin, that I had just finished writing it! Thanks. 🙂
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17/07/2010 at 11:45 am
nicely done…i can hear and feel your moody monster…hope you have an excellent weekend
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17/07/2010 at 11:52 am
I envy you, Brian. Have a great weekend too!
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17/07/2010 at 9:32 pm
This made me feel as though I was sitting right there 🙂
xxx
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18/07/2010 at 7:08 am
Me too, Halfy, while I was writing it! 😀
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18/07/2010 at 1:55 am
The sea really is a Jekyll and Hyde. It can change in the blink of an eye!
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18/07/2010 at 7:09 am
That’s true, Otin, but I still miss living at the coast!
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18/07/2010 at 9:49 am
What a stunning pic…I have the greatest respect for the sea.
Lovely poem.
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18/07/2010 at 10:32 am
Thanks, Gran. I do too, as Otin says above, it can change so fast and take you unawares.
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21/07/2010 at 4:41 pm
hehe – but it ws about the noisy stuff. i’m not sure you HAVE to use the word, after all it is a theme and you went with the spirit and meaning of it
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21/07/2010 at 5:10 pm
Thanks, Sidey, lol! Where on earth do you find these weird words? 🙂
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