In the early 80’s my family moved to southern California. Shortly after that move we took a boat ride over to Catalina Island. This was the first time I’d ever been on the ocean. I wrote these three poems that day. If you read them please keep in mind that I was only in my early teens and knew nothing about poetry.
Sea
I have heard a poem about a tree,
But what I like better is the sea
With waves that gently roll
And with lives it takes its toll
I know there will never be
Anything with more beauty than the sea
Upon the Sea
I could stay upon the sea,
All my life and through eternity
With all the beauty there is to see
Out there upon the blue, blue sea
With the rocking of the boat
And to be forever afloat
With every roll of the wave
More of my soul it does save
With birds and whales
And the winds in my sails
Here forever I will stay
Until the memories are swept away
If you should look for me
I will be out on the sea… for eternity.
With Thee Upon the Sea
Oh to be with thee
Out there upon the sea
With the wind in your hair
Oh with you out there
Oh to be with thee
Out there upon the sea
To and fro the boat would sway
While the seagulls gently play
Oh to be with thee
Out there upon the sea
With the wind full in the sails
To see the beauty that is a pod of whales
One day I will be with thee
And see all the beauty there is to see
Out there upon the sea
I wrote this in my seventh grade creative writing class.
Storm
The dark clouds slowly roll across the sky
While the sunlight slowly fades
Gentle raindrops begin to fall in the grayish gloom
The drop become larger and fall harder
The rain feels like needles as it hits the green leaves of the trees
Still harder it falls
Leaving tiny craters in the dirt
Thunder booms
Lightning strikes
As quickly as it started the rains stops
The dark gray clouds change
To gray and white
And a short distance from there in a place that can never be reached
Is the dreamlike rainbow