Where

by Everlasting   Apr 21, 2014


Where within awaits a whale
a splasher of water in the face
with a tail as heavy as the sea
in the see of seas, I see

corals submerging to a wave
a torrential of fishes
the seasons of boats fishing
the nets against nets, I feel

the clenching of a claw
crabs fighting to a lip
the cocktail of bloody teeth
in the eye of the sea, a scream

men falling to a shark
spears piercing into skin
a turbine caught in seaweed
the boats gone missing.

For saffie's contest

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  • 9 years ago

    by Darren

    Judges comments

    My spell check tried to suggest that the word 'splasher' doesn't exist. Such a great word cruelly discarded by the non thinking unemotional machine displaying this great piece. I love all the descriptions used in this, so much detail squashed into every stanza. For a contest piece this is epic. I love line 4 out of all of them, such a play on words and one of the best lines I have seen for a while. You also cannot ignore the sad under current in this piece though. Just bristling under the surface, This is a fantastic effort by Everlasting

  • 9 years ago

    by Sourav

    Nice picture you've drawn here. The poem creates a profound image of a deadly sea. Very enjoyable.

  • 9 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    I like the flow of this write and the way it draws the reader into the story of a sea. Well penned.

  • 9 years ago

    by NightFlyer

    The images of death at sea are very visceral here giving a colorful and disturbing feel to this poem. Well done.