Blue
One fine day in summer June
Singing loud and cheery tune
Friends exploring wilderness four
Breaking the silence with their roars
Besides the river the jungle spread
Carefully though on brink we tread
Excited thrilled and spirits high
We kept trekking the river side
Wondering what fun more awaited
When one friend at once located
A massive cliff towards which we headed
Nothing that day we least had dreaded
But upon reaching the spot
We admitted that we could not
Find a way to climb that steep
Cliff so we must now try to leap
The far side of the river and go
Exploring more of jungle so
One by one we each descended
Down the land where sea had bended
Let’s get down to the river now,
And holding hands together somehow,
Cross this river sparkling blue
Where crows above noisily flew
Then my first friend slowly got down
“It’s not deep” we heard his sound
As I put my foot in there
The ground beneath me ebbed somewhere
And in a flash I splashed in deep
Carried away by a powerful sweep
Of the currents of angry river
Whole frame of mine then tossed with quiver.
Blue and Blue was all I saw
Tasted water harsh and raw
I knew not how to swim back then
I gasped for air panic stricken
The river played me like a toy
As mad bull rides a poor cowboy
Then by miracle something caught
My legs as I pathetically fought
Towards the shore was I then thrown
And quick for life I clasped a stone
I coughed the water then my mind
Saw my friend who had been kind
To jump at once and swim like fish
Before I drowned like a wrecked ship.
– r prab
(Source of above image : Water Minimalistic)
In response to Word-High July: 30 Beautiful Filipino Words: Bughaw
I felt a strong message in this write.
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Oh Wow! I am excited to learn that , Jason ! 🙂
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Oh wow! I was not expecting that ending!! I love this poem, it just shows how dangerous the big blue waters can be, and you have to be careful. You definitely created lots of anticipation.
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Oh Thank you so much 🙂 I took a long time to write it. More than just expressing the event , I wanted to make it an enjoyable read. Your comment has made me feel so happy.Thank you so very much! 🙂
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I did really enjoy the poem, and the picture connected it all together really well :3
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I enjoyed your poem, but it got a bit scary toward the end until the rescue. I hope it wasn’t based on a true incident. 🙂
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Oh it was.. I was the victim only..that’s why such a vivid remembrance I have of it 😉
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oh my! you had my heart racing with this piece!
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Thank you Rosema. I always wanted to share this incident since a long time. I never intended a poetry form though. The word bughaw got me enticed to share this piece and it took some time to frame the whole experience into poetry 🙂
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oooh. that’s great to know!
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🙂
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Wow, what a story in this poem. Exciting. Glad he did not continue seeing “blue and blue” but that his friend was brave and brought him to shore. Well written.
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Ya 🙂 Thank you ^_^
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This is a great poem and a way to tell your incident experience! It is very vivid! Wonderfully written! Carolina 😉
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Oh!Thank you soo much Carolina! 🙂
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