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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

I love these poems. I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with in the morning. It’s almost 11 pm here so I’m off to bed.

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Tamsin's avatar

good day all, so I had a good play, following the prompt exactly, including timings etc and, as is my wont, wrote abut it extensively here https://tamchennell.substack.com/p/poetry-pals-week-17-timed-poetry?r=2mh4vu if you like the idea of reading that. I struggled with the refining of the poem and ended up with fistfuls of versions, but settled on this one, I'm still not convinced I chose the right format. (odd dots to maintain formatting only)

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Thalassophile

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surf-dragged grains sweep the shore,

roll on crumpled waters edge.

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sparkle-topped waves ridge sand

gridded impressions litter the beach

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wind-whipped surf crazes tasty lips

dank salt-breeze hair crunches, crackles

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gritty sand finds flesh creases into lined skin,

rough grains rubbed between briny digits

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tickling marram grass fortifies trickling dunes,

unstable terrain erasing sunken footprints

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bladderwrack pops slimily underfoot,

sending spicy sea-scent soaring

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toe curling cold shallow pools suck breath

harbour tide-waiting stranded creatures

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share this wonder sit, listen, see, feel

gentle harmony, peace, beauty

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