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Stung

September 20, 2018
By Dannyed SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
Dannyed SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
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The blazing Caribbean sun

beats down on me.

Paddling on my

inner tube,

I scan the water

for the elusive Bonefish.

To gain more

control,

I let my feet touch the sea bottom.

Pain.

What could it be?

A barracuda?

Or even worse, a shark?

I paddle back to shore

with the leg that isn't hurt,

and run up to the shower to cool off

the burning pain.

The icy water eases my uncomfort

until I look down

and feel the agony return.

I will never swim in the ocean again!

I realize what attacked me.

A jellyfish.


The author's comments:

I wrote this poem about my encouter with nature. I hope my fellow writers who read this poem will be inspired to use th feature that I used in this poem.


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on May. 14 2019 at 11:32 am
Racingtothefinish BRONZE, Rolla, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.<br /> -Plato

This poem is the exact reason I don't like the ocean

on Sep. 27 2018 at 9:42 am
tickle4848 SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -- Marcel Proust<br /> "The important thing is never to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein <br /> "The truth dazzles gradualy or else the rest of the world would be blind." -- Emily Dickenson<br /> "We are the ones we've been waiting for." -- Andre Lord<br /> "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

Sounds scary! It's awesome that you turned a life experience into a great piece of sensory poetry!