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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

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#1097115 added September 11, 2025 at 11:37am
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Ocean
Ocean

Oh the rolling ocean
churning eternal motion
dark in the crushing deep
phosphorescent in its sleep
mirror to the arching sky
silent where the dead men lie
patient where the flow is strong
innocent of greed or wrong.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 09.11.25
Prompt: Write a rhyming poem without the words ‘water,’ 'waves,’ 'float.’
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