Waves
Forever relentless,
always receding
with all of it's power
pushes hour after hour
Unending sounds
carried on the wind
rolling in rhythmic beat
pounding beneath the feet
It rolls in like thunder
and rolls back under
Life resembles the waves
Times of lull then explosions
Phyllis Babcock was born in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1951 and currently resides in Regina with her husband. She has been blessed with two wonderful sons and daughter-in-laws. She has two grandsons and two granddaughters. She started writing poetry in 2004 and joined Poetry Soup site in 2006. She has been published in two anthologies, On Butterfly Wings and Snippets. Her work has also appeared on Poetry.com and in a local seniors’ newspaper. She feels writing has been a wonderful journey, meeting many new poets and writers along the way.
Dear Phyllis I loved the poem. Even before I read the last stanza I was thinking that it could apply to our lives. I was pleasantly surprised that you resolved the poem by relating the ocean waves to life. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
ReplyDeleteLove, Charlene
Beautiful metaphor!!
ReplyDeleteHello, Phyllis! Your poem is a clever metaphor to how life rolls and moves! I could almost feel the angry waves in their dance grinding and thrusting in its expression of confusions and upset! Fabulous, my friend! Sheri
ReplyDeleteWell written, Phyllis! Great metaphor!
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem Phyllis. Thank you for sharing!
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ReplyDeletePhyllis, you had me rocking and rolling with the surf in this one. Good job of it. Enjoyed.
Bob D
excellent descriptions, my friend. Hope you are well and have a great week xx
ReplyDeleteNice work, Phyllis. I really enjoyed the adventure illustrated in "Waves." I agree, waves are like many things we face in our life. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!
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Thank you, Phyllis Babcock, for the following--
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank everyone for all the comments made on my poetry. It is always uplifting to receive them.
Dear Phyllis,
ReplyDeleteHi Phyllis,
I have been reading your beautiful poems for long. My favourite is ' A Whisper on the Wind.' The personification is so alive in it.
I am an author of school text books in India. My books teach English language skills to school children all over India. I am very keen to use' A Whisper on the Wind.' as an example to teach the skill of personification to children.
May I have your permission to reproduce the poem? I will, of course, acknowledge your contribution in the book.
Please let me know if I have your permission. My email is sutapabsu20@gmail.com
Best wishes and regards,
Sutapa Basu