Poems of Oceans and Beaches

I saw a shell beneath the sea
And picked it up to study
A slimy foot poked out at me
T'was not the least bit muddy

I saw a fish beneath the sea
And tried my best to catch it
It swam quickly away from me
Before my hands could snatch it

I saw a ring beneath the sea
That gleamed in the watery rays
I hope its loss to some lady
Haunts her not for all her days

Oceans and Beaches and Faraway Reaches
The Wanderlusting Heart Beseeches

Ah, to go again to the sea
On a sailing ship quite fine
And land at many a key
Inhale the air infused brine

To build my sinews strong
Toiling in the relentless sun
Perhaps I've been away too long
I should accept the new life begun

But come I to a sandy beach
Where I can longingly gaze afar
My arm would tenderly reach
To touch a far off rigging spar

A fierce storm blew from the south
Any words were frozen at the mouth
All that one could hear was the gale
And buckets of water upon the sail

I'd like to Spend More Time Sailing the Ocean

The warm sands are blowing on the shore
Eroding the ripples created by the tides
At the beach, there are new designs in store
By this loving palette that Nature provides

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