An Anthology of Oceanic Poems
By: Caroline Bernet
Quick Introduction:
"If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death." -Morgan Freeman. My poetry anthology takes the idea of the ocean and puts it into different people's view of it. Morgan Freeman views sailing this endless ocean, a challenge and it gives his life meaning. He and lots of other people see the ocean and all that comes with it more than just a lot of water. This anthology is for all the people, looking to explore and see more behind this.
The ocean is endless. Poets especially can take this idea, to a whole new level because the ideas that come out of it all are endless too. That’s what, I personally really enjoy about the ocean and all waters. My whole life, I've had a connection to boats and the ocean. The ocean, for me, is something I always felt held more than just a blue abyss. The ocean over comes you, that just does not happen when you stand on land. This anthology explains those feelings in that same way. Even if you don’t already connect with the ocean you may read some of these poems and see that they take your breath away because the new thinking and perspective behind it all. "Out of the rolling ocean, the crowd, came a drop gently to me, Whispering, I love you, before long I die," this line specifically explains the real love for the ocean that people have for it. The ocean is endless and can be taken to any extent by any person.
When you think this deeply about something it becomes more and more intriguing. It can change your views on things so much more beyond your comfort zone. I hope that as readers read these poems and responses to them, they get new ideas about what the ocean holds for people. I hope that it holds something new for everyone that reads it.
The ocean is endless. Poets especially can take this idea, to a whole new level because the ideas that come out of it all are endless too. That’s what, I personally really enjoy about the ocean and all waters. My whole life, I've had a connection to boats and the ocean. The ocean, for me, is something I always felt held more than just a blue abyss. The ocean over comes you, that just does not happen when you stand on land. This anthology explains those feelings in that same way. Even if you don’t already connect with the ocean you may read some of these poems and see that they take your breath away because the new thinking and perspective behind it all. "Out of the rolling ocean, the crowd, came a drop gently to me, Whispering, I love you, before long I die," this line specifically explains the real love for the ocean that people have for it. The ocean is endless and can be taken to any extent by any person.
When you think this deeply about something it becomes more and more intriguing. It can change your views on things so much more beyond your comfort zone. I hope that as readers read these poems and responses to them, they get new ideas about what the ocean holds for people. I hope that it holds something new for everyone that reads it.
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