Monday, November 7, 2005

From The Wave Comments

Rating: ★4.2

It mounts at sea, a concave wall
Down-ribbed with shine,
And pushes forward, building tall
Its steep incline.
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Thom Gunn
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Sylvia Frances Chan 02 August 2024

TOP Marks for this Modern Poem Of The Day, chosen by Poem Hunter and Team. Enjoyed reading this, trying to imagine the true words of the meaning. Thank you for sharing.. My respect for this poem about relations

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Dr Antony Theodore 24 May 2019

hey paddle in the shallows still; Two splash each other; They all swim out to wait until The right waves gather. great poem. tony

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Ratnakar Mandlik 16 June 2016

They all swim out to wait until The right waves gather.

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Edward Kofi Louis 16 June 2016

Waves! ! Keep them so still. Thanks for sharing.

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