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A Day At The Beach

Because I once have seen a wave
its tide engrave
when at its full
a push and pull

Because I once have dipped my toes
into its flow
the ocean’s roll
renewed my soul

Because of this, I can still feel
sea’s kiss so real
though far away
from salty spray





Written for "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)" 

Week 44

Prompt - Minute Poetry

The Minute Poem is a rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic meter.
The poem is formatted into three stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables.
The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff
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I misread the directions at first and wrote 12 lines of 8 syllables in iambic meter
I am not throwing that poem away but appending it here. I had to chop it up to fit the prompt, but this is how it began:


Because I once have seen a wave
Upon the sand its tide engrave
Heaving, foaming when at its full
The chaos in the push and pull

Because I once have dipped my toes
Into the icy ebb and flow
Held my breath ‘neath the ocean’s roll
shocked my senses, renewed my soul

Because of this, I can still feel
Sea’s kiss upon my skin, so real
Though far from shores and salty spray
I oft’ relive those sunny days