A shady palm tree
Escaping to paradise
Soaking up the sea
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Tag: Ocean
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Haiku – Dancing with the Sun
A shady palm tree
Escaping to paradise
Soaking up the sea
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Sidlak: Talking Tropics
Thank you for the inspiration Quirky Shine: quirkyshine.wordpress.com
*Sidlak poetry (sid/lak) is a structured poetry consisting of 5 lines with 3-5-7-9 syllables AND A COLOR. The last line must be a COLOR that describes the whole poem or the feelings of the writer.
Ocean side
Sitting with my toes
Firmly planted in the sand
Underneath a loud flapping palm tree
Blue
That’s my first attempt at Sidlak Poetry. I would love to hear some thoughts on it and I would love to see what you can do. Post your Sidlak poem either in the comments section or your own blog. Swing back over and leave me your link so I can check it out.
Great version of this Buffett classic.
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Haiku – Going Coastal
Beach destination
Listening to the waves crash
Feet in warm soft sand
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Haiku – By the Light of the Moon
A long midnight cruise
Sails up, filled out, billowing
Across the ocean
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For more prompts like “cruise” go here: Haiku Horizons
This song came to mind when I saw this challenge.
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Haiku – Sailboat
Ocean going ship
Sails billowing, fat and full
Gliding on the blue
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I woke up after the 3 a.m. feed this morning with a Jimmy Buffett song playing on my headphone (yes, I said head phone. I lost the ear bud cover to the other piece, so I lopped off that one and just kept the one. Helps when feeding the baby or listening out for her cries). Anyway, a Buffett song was on and it got me thinking about the beach. Then that got me thinking about this Haiku.
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Haiku – Monday Prompts
Coffee and caffeine
Fill me up before I start
My stay at home day
For more prompts like “before” go here: Haiku Horizons
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A red widow’s walk
Cross and photo in her hand
She waits for his ship
For more wordles like this go here: A Week for Writing
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Haiku – Float
Adrift on the sea
Tide guiding the small brown boat
Going where it leads
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For more prompts like “float” go here: Haiku Horizons
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Haiku – Storm Surge
Intense waves pounding
Shoreline buried by water
Back to sea it goes
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For more prompts like “water” go here:
For scary good stories about the beach and ocean go here:
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Haiku – Safety in the Storm
Sailor’s protector
High above the rocky shore
A distant lighthouse
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Haiku – Buffett Dreaming
This Haiku was inspired by this post: Sherry Fundin.
Check out her site for awesome book reviews and occasional side bars.
She has been a big supporter of mine. Thanks Sherry for all you’ve done for me.
Here’s the Haiku:
A boat on the water
Sails full, filled with warm salt air
Sea breeze in my face
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Haiku – Topical Tropical
Spitting snow today
Ocean dreams washing through me
Filled with warm salt air
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Haiku – Light in the Storm
Cold and blustery
Winter winds, snow, and the sea
Lighthouse standing strong
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This song came on Pandora this morning. It got me thinking about the massive winter storms that roll across the great lakes and the oceans. It inspired this Haiku.
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Haiku – Coastal Stars and Stripes
Old glory flying
Waving in the salty air
High above the shore
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In case you were wondering, I wrote this Haiku when I was at the beach a few weeks ago. There was a man who lived a couple of houses down from where we were renting. Each day he would put up and take down the flag, which was on a pole at the end of this wooden board walk that led to the beach. I would see that flag as it hung over the sand with the ocean crashing behind it, and it inspired this Haiku.
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Haiku – Sunrise on the Ocean
Dawn’s light is breaking
Orange fire cracking the black
Over a rough sea
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Poem – Carolina Salt
Fishing boat
Trawling across the water
Birds in your wake
The day getting hotter
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Dawn until dusk
Waves crash and splash
Hauling nets
Catching your daily cash
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The life of a fisherman
Hard and calloused hands
Aches and pains for thee
Life on and from the sea
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Haiku – Coastal Drum Line
Ocean waves pounding
Crashing with salty rhythm
Rocking the shoreline
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For this week’s prompt, go here: http://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com
Also, still running free. My two short stories below.
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Poem – Inland Tropics
A trade wind style breeze
Shifting, Sifting, Sliding
Across the room
Rolling the soft white curtains
Like a gentle ocean wave
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Poem – Coastal Mix
A dash of sunlight
Mix in a splash of palm tree
Dust it with the ocean
Sprinkle it with sand
Add some warm weather
Put your feet up
Drink it all in
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Haiku – Gulls
Seagulls dance and prance
Scatter and fritter about
Searching for a meal
A Poetry Journey 
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