Sunset Over the Sea [Haiku]

the sun sets,
brightly striping the sea
as clouds are blackened.

Row Me into Nowhere [Lyric Poem]

Row me into nowhere --
The middle of the sea --
To drift without a care
As waves roll under me.

Row me into nowhere,
That vacant stretch of sea,
To watch blue skies, so fair,
For an eternity.

Row me into nowhere;
I'll bob upon the waves.
Let me make it my lair:
Free of rascals and knaves.

Row me into nowhere
When all the good are gone;
I'll breathe that salty air
Until my soul moves on.

DAILY PHOTO: Hualien from the Mountains

Choppy Shore [Haiku]

waves crash ashore,
churning waves to foam,
 white coastal frill.

Stormy Shore [Haiku]

waves hit rocky shore
and spout a geyser that rains
like a mini squall.

DAILY PHOTO: Ha Long Sunrise

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DAILY PHOTO: Sunset over the Bay of Bengal.

Melting Stone [Free Verse]

Upon the ocean shore,
   there is a rock:
   hard,
   black,
   porous,
   volcanic.

Gentle seas send ripples
   against its base.

Stormy seas send waves
   to relentlessly batter it,
   crashing over its top.

Both the lapping waves
   and the crashing waves
   cart away parts of the rock --
   one unit of grit at a time.

The lapping waves need patience;
  the crashing waves need energy,
    but they both insist a tax be paid
     for their labors.

Just looking at the rock,
 one can tell it was once different:
    bigger,
    its pores filled
        with other rock -- softer rock,
  rock that the sea long ago turned
    into sandy bottoms and beaches.

The rock is dissolving like an ice cube,
  except in geologic time. 

Summer Seas [Haiku]

summer sunlight 
 sparkles on the sea;
  a boat rocks idly