Ocean…

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Ocean…
Will you share your secrets
both dark and right?

Why do you give shelter to monstrous beings
as well as pretty harmless ones?
Do you reflect reality of the terrestrial world
or have a different order?

Why do you crash on the shore
to hurt yourself
as you retreat into your liquid shell?

When you reflect colors of the sky
Do you absorb some of them
or bounce them back where they belong?

You remain an enigma
for the ships that tear your being
and reach somewhere
but know nothing…

those ships are as inquisitive
and as ignorant
as I am
alone on the shore
trying to decipher
your darkness and light
sounds of the night

the sands are as thirsty
as arid deserts
for the taste you leave
withdrawing intimacy
every day and night

the tourists are just onlookers
having a good time
capturing moments on cameras
as you seeth within
prepare for the next wrath
to be unleashed..

Ocean,
I’ll let you laugh at me
But do give me some insights
On all that’s fluid
Yet, permanent like
darkness and light

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25 thoughts on “Ocean…”

  1. “Why do you crash on the shore
    to hurt yourself
    as you retreat into your liquid shell?”

    “Ocean,
    I’ll let you laugh at me
    But do give me some insights
    On all that’s fluid
    Yet, permanent like
    darkness and light    ”

    Love these.🌊

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  4. I do like the structure, it adds to the allure, and mystery of the ocean you are trying to understand. I do like this stanza

    the tourists are just onlookers
    having a good time
    capturing moments on cameras
    as you seeth within
    prepare for the next wrath
    to be unleashed..

    As I often wonder how much the ocean seethes at us!

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  6. Such a splendid response to the prompt, Reena! I love; “the sands are as thirsty as arid deserts for the taste you leave withdrawing intimacy
    every day and night.” 💖💖

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  8. I love the shape of your poem, Reena, and the way you address the ocean with questions.  I especially like the lines:

    ‘When you reflect colors of the sky
    Do you absorb some of them
    or bounce them back where they belong?’

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