Travel in 100 words
Poetry through the feet, multiple/ extended haikus, 2 minute video included
Birds above like kites,
Tethered only by their sight,
Freedom, soaring high.
🌊 …
Shadows in the light.
Sun beaming through, cold smoke,
Breathing out a dream.
…
Person in the front.
Faceless, veiled before me.
Nails flying in the air.
🌊 …
Skies dye blue. Clouds white.
Vast and near, the sea is here;
Ripples in the now.
…
Waves white and foamy,
Reaching out across the sand,
My feet, the bubbles call.
Cracking shells under,
My feet, set and ruined be;
My heart, as I mould.
🌊 …
Hail sent from the sky,
Slicing with blunt blades, my eyes;
Closed, melt beaded rain.
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Little bird hopping,
Across the road, brave and bold,
Untouched and alone.
🌊 …
Our minds left the day,
Behind, the call of home to,
Bid, sad goodbyes.
A/N: we took a trip to a city called Swansea. In the bus we were on, there was someone in front of us clipping their nails, yes it went on for a while; long enough to be featured in this poem.
The shells cracking under my feet, made me sad. I wanted them to be unharmed and for them to keep their beauty whole.
Anyways, it was such a lovely place. All thanks to Swansea for how inspired I felt to write at such lengths. All thanks to you for reading too, if you got this far! 🙏🏽 please don’t forget to subscribe, it’s free. Please like and comment, I always return them in my free time ♥️🤗
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Comments (39)
This poem is rich with imagery-- I especially like slicing with blunt blades, and tethered only by their sight. Everything, is beautifully described.
Very pretty and the words alone conjure up pleasant imagery.
I love this creative idea - a poem within the poem, to write some lines with bold letters and when I read then together, they give me another poem.
You are empathetic person too. I mean we want to walk light on nature, not to even damage the dead shells.
The part about someone clipping their nails made me laugh a little! 😂 Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem.
Great poem, and congrats for your placement in the leaderboard!
Congratulations on the second most discussed story achievement! Caitlin ✨👏
Yay Caitlin!!! Congrats on second most discussed story!!
Oh so lovely poem and the photo~ Thanks for sharing them ❤️
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations, it's both serene and haunting somehow and reminds me of a spell. Well done and well deserved ✨
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Wow! Your poem is intense! I love it! Favorite line: Slicing with blunt blades, my eyes. So gory and beautiful at the same time! Well deserved top story!
This makes me want to live nearer to the sea. Why is the sea so wonderful?!!
Beautiful work. Congratulations on top story
Love the beauty of this piece. Here's mine. https://todaysurvey.today/authors/danielle-mosley-rrf0n40ghs%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Lovely poem inspired by the beach ✅… bizarre how someone trimmed their nails on the bus 😵💫🤣.
Back to say congratulations on your top story! ✨✨ Truly well deserved 👏✨
Aww beautiful you captured beautiful moments in your poem very well. Congratulations on top story 🥰☺️
References to the small, often overlooked moments, like the bird hopping or the shells underfoot, add a personal touch.
Woohoo Caitlin!! Back to say congrats on Top Story!!
I could see them flying and the poem just flowed. Good job.
Great visualization Caitlin and congrats on a Top Story -well done
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Amazing poem!