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The Ocean Grave

January 18, 2011
By CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
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&quot;I do not agree with what you have to say, but I&#039;ll defend to the death your right to say it.&quot;<br /> ~Voltaire

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For men who work the lonesome sea,
Across the mounts their homelands be.
And through the wood and o’er the pond
A widow mourns good fisherman John.

Who’s long since lost to the fell wave
And lies there in his coral grave.
His life gone there, his freedom spent.
The whole sea as his monument.

© Emily M., Milford, CT

The author's comments:
This is easily the best poem I have ever written. I am putting this under free verse since I guess it's verse poetry, but should this go under ballad? I don't know. I hope that this poem is enjoyed.
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CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on May. 8 2011 at 4:09 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
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&quot;I do not agree with what you have to say, but I&#039;ll defend to the death your right to say it.&quot;<br /> ~Voltaire

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As kind as ever IntrepidRose, and sadly, I wasn't born in the 1800's.

 

Sorry 2011 you stink

MidnightWriter SILVER said...
on Mar. 8 2011 at 2:57 pm
MidnightWriter SILVER, Ontario, Other
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It has an old world feel. It;s lovely. (Are you sure you were not born around the same time as the real Charles Dickens?)
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 5:14 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
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Yeah!  I don't know why I posted this on free verse.
Hazel-daisy GOLD said...
on Feb. 25 2011 at 5:04 pm
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i really like this, i like the way it tells a story and i think it counts as a ballad too, great work!! :)
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 23 2011 at 8:28 am
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
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yeah, i thought so, but I wasn't positive.

 

Vidra PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 21 2011 at 5:45 pm
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This probably counts as a ballad, but either way it's really awesome! :) Great job.
CharlesDickens SILVER said...
on Feb. 20 2011 at 3:56 pm
CharlesDickens SILVER, Georgetown, Texas
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thank you!  I appreciate that you took the time to read this!  I'm glad you like it!  I wrote it shortly after reading a Robert Louis Stevenson novel!
Origami_Ferret SILVER said...
on Feb. 20 2011 at 3:54 pm
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Gotta agree here, this is great. Short and sweet. Or not so sweet, but hey, it's still great. Love how it manages to convey so much with so little.
xx..PieIsAwkward..xx BRONZE said...
on Feb. 4 2011 at 10:30 pm
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I absolutely loved this.

That's how I'd like to die, drowning. So the entire sea would be mine, even in death.

Either that, or I want to be poisoned. 'Cause that's just too dramatic for words.

Anyway, this is wonderful, and it all rhymes. Which is equally wonderful.