SURF SEA nature poem in Genghis Lotus Poetry Collection, a selection of poems free to read online. The Genghis Lotus poems are hosted at two locations, genghislotus.com and zenvirus.com/genghis-lotus/. Webmaster for both sites is poet Hugh Cook, born in Britain, educated in New Zealand, and the author of, amongst other works, the fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness.

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SURF SEA

Deep in the sea swell garners sun,
Greens out of the waters' lethargy.
Breathe out. Softly. Time.
Breathe in. Deep. Paddle.
Suntanned warmth and wet wave
Oil the board's forward drive.
Fathoms of sun supine
Now swell that light may be defined,
And, murmuring, skies of seas uprise.
Sea roars.
A great hand scoops and flings.
The board rips water, kneel, half-rise,
Shark-nose dips down into the sea.
Sea dumps.
Taut in the waters' curves spine bends.
Mouth screams salt white.
Eyes shatter sun green.
Board twists from hands,
Explodes to sky,
Tumbles high and knifes back down
To where the seaweed currents die
And swirls of sand fall down to sediment.

Copyright © 1978, 2004 Hugh Cook
May be photocopied for classroom use

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