Summer Breezes
soon, summer breezes will sweep a craggy coastline–
listen; the air speaks in tongues
of shaken spirits
in forgotten seas
where unsteady tides push and pull at souls’ remains;
spirits roam,
fragmented like restless shipwrecks
scattered amidst the seabed’s darkness
fragmented like restless shipwrecks
scattered amidst the seabed’s darkness
disquiet shakes the abyss below charted earth
from peaceful slumber stirring in the ocean’s might
on the surface,
towering waves triturate weathered shores
towering waves triturate weathered shores
a sunrise glistens atop each swell’s crest
summer breezes are coming–
to tell thrilling tales
of all the lives they led
of all the myths they mastered
of all the deaths they defied
16 thoughts on "Summer Breezes"
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Those summer breezes do pack some power. Love where you took this. And had to look up triturate — great word!
Thank you, Bill! Gotta love the power of those summer breezes and those wild words. Thanks for reading.
This gives a haunted/pirate vibe, and I love it.
Oh, you elevated my spirits with the pirate vibe! Thank you so much for reading.
I can almost imagine the coast where this could happen. Very good atmosphere.
It is a special place up in Maine. My husband and I plan to retire near it. Thank you so much for your kind words.
Really like “shaken spirits”—and thanks for teaching me “triturate”!
Thanks, Bud! Glad you liked that line…and the new word.
You had me at:
“listen; the air speaks in tongues
of shaken spirits
in forgotten seas
where unsteady tides push and pull at souls’ remains;”
☠️
Thanks, Joseph.
The alliteration and front to end rhyming masterful. Love the images as much as the crafting poet.
Thanks, Coleman. I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for reading!
H.A., your opening, damn. The air speaks in tongues.
Thanks! Glad you liked it. Thanks for reading.
love that second stanza and adore a good verb…learned a new one with your “triturate”
Thank you, Pam. Glad you like this one. Triturate is a word that I haven’t found the right placement for until this write. Thanks for reading!