My Contest Submissions - Golden Waters

From Esfandiar C. Hale's contest: Writing Contest 😊

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Golden, honey drops of the setting sun

ocean below drenched in navy blue dye

letting each wave sweep past, one by one

drifting through mellow warmths of July

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eyes glue to the mountains hiding afar

neatly seated, but noticeably large.

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What do you perceive in this kind of view?

A haunting puzzle, tragedy awaits

to swallow your cries in a fog of blue

eager for murder — and to suffocate

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rising floods tumble over helpless gates

some observe the sea in a different way.

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They see aqua glowing under amber lights

its hush, placid sounds that can heal one’s mind

a gust of wind shuddering up their spine

as they scan the golden waters

and serene dolphins trailing behind.

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