12 Dec 2011

The Call Of The Sea



This detail from the Magpie Tales #95 illustration by Mostafa Habibi set my mind in motion...And I've also linked it to Imaginary Garden for their Open Link Monday.

Neptune's Kingdom curved around the globe;
waves whispered lyrics mermaids sang
in coral caves, when everywhere was water.
Their soft soprano salt-sprayed notes
danced above the deep wave’s roar
as ocean currents orchestrated music
in melodic symphonies, whose sounds
form a background to our lives today.
Without their ancient lays, where would we be?
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33 comments:

  1. Anonymous12 December 2011 at 08:52

    Beautiful poetry. Vivid imagery. :)

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  2. anthonynorth12 December 2011 at 08:55

    Where indeed? Great take on the sea and our relationship with it.

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  3. Sueann12 December 2011 at 09:59

    Loved this piece! So visual and tactile!
    Wonderful
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  4. Susannah12 December 2011 at 10:27

    Beautiful writing Jinksy.
    I loved....
    "in coral caves, when everywhere was water.
    Their soft soprano salt-sprayed notes
    danced above the deep wave’s roar"

    Wonderful. x

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  5. Cad12 December 2011 at 11:00

    Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink? Oh, dear!

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  6. Abin Chakraborty12 December 2011 at 11:24

    ah! I see what you mean now :)beautifully sensually alive poem.

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  7. Berowne12 December 2011 at 11:43

    Well thought-out; fine writing. For a different view of water, drop by...

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  8. Margaret12 December 2011 at 12:48

    The rhythm and flow of this is musical! I read it out loud twice.

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  9. Kerry O'Connor12 December 2011 at 12:56

    This is a very beautiful lyrical poem.

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  10. Lilly12 December 2011 at 12:57

    your lines flow smoothly like waves along my imagination...lovely!

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  11. Anonymous12 December 2011 at 13:15

    Soft soprano salt-sprayed notes--wonderful. K

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  12. izzy12 December 2011 at 13:43

    Neptune and music! perfect!

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  13. Laurie Kolp12 December 2011 at 14:25

    This reads like a symphony... I especially like:

    soft soprano salt-sprayed notes

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  14. Isabel Doyle12 December 2011 at 14:29

    awash with music - beautiful lines Jinksy

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  15. Titus12 December 2011 at 14:49

    Beautiful writing jinksy, It was the 'soft soprano salt-sprayed notes' that really captured me too. Ah, lays, from the ancient of days...

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  16. Anonymous12 December 2011 at 15:29

    Dear Jinksy: Very classic and oppulent!

    whose sounds
    form a background to our lives today

    Love the blow-up picture of the sea as well.

    Chiccoreal

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  17. Helen12 December 2011 at 16:14

    Add this to your winner column ....

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  18. Anonymous12 December 2011 at 17:52

    really lovely, Jinksy! ♥

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  19. Tumblewords:12 December 2011 at 20:32

    A delightful song of the sea.

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  20. Brian Miller12 December 2011 at 22:37

    nice...i love the sounds of the ocean...i return there often to find their rhythm...

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  21. imac12 December 2011 at 22:45

    A Wave Whispers from afar,
    To the coast we head in our car.

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  22. Carrie Van Horn13 December 2011 at 00:48

    This has such a beautiful flow to it Penny....much like the sea! :-)

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  23. Anonymous13 December 2011 at 04:37

    nothing like soft soprano notes (of course, the powerful notes are always more spine shuddering)

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  24. Martin13 December 2011 at 10:50

    Straight from the pen of a true islander.

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  25. Kay L. Davies13 December 2011 at 15:06

    This is fabulous, Jinksy. I love it. It's everything everyone said above, which I need not repeat.
    Keep it coming!
    K

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  26. Philip Thrift13 December 2011 at 21:46

    We all go back to the sea in so many ways.

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  27. Mary13 December 2011 at 23:04

    Visiting from RT. Lovely imagery, Jinksy! Your words flow.

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  28. Dave14 December 2011 at 07:45

    Well done Penny. I think your story covers the picture very well - Dave

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  29. Intelliblog14 December 2011 at 08:40

    Beautifully lyric and optimistic piece.

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  30. Dave King14 December 2011 at 14:08

    This one's a winner, I think. Well done, you.

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  31. Cathy Feaster14 December 2011 at 17:04

    I so love the waves of the ocean...I would turn myself into a mermaid if it was at all possible. this piece made me smile :)

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  32. Ann Grenier15 December 2011 at 03:57

    A lovely, lyrical poem, Pen. Romantic to the nth degree...I love it!

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  33. hyperCRYPTICal16 December 2011 at 11:47

    Wonderful take Jinksy!

    Anna :o]

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