Sea-Salt

Gold cherry
Poem of the week

By Jessiibear

Sat, 17 May 2025
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16 comments
 

Why is the sea blue?
They say it has to do
with reflection—or other—

but I think
there’s more to uncover.

So, if that’s true…
why is the sea so melancholy-blue?
It weeps like dawn-kissed grass in dew.
Hasn’t its stillness moved you, too?

Let your fingers flutter
in the sea’s low shudder.

Let your skin cool—
isn’t all of life
a flowing pool?

It knots itself in our bones.
We wear sorrow
like weathered wool.
Years like worn floorboards—
grief, yes: tides-full.

So—
let it cool you.
Slow your pulse.

This deep water does soothe—
blends salt-tears with sea-salt.

Certificate PG
Poem
Surreal
Philosophy
Drama
Nature
Other Fiction

Comments

Submitted by HarryC on

I like that play on words with 'blue' in the first line.  Fits with what the poem is really about.  Some nice images.  It's where life starts, after all.

Submitted by Jessiibear on

Thanks! I’m glad the “blue” line resonated with you 

Jessheart

Submitted by rjnewlyn on

This is our Facebook/Meta and Twitter/X Pick of the Day! Please share/re-post if you like it.

Picture Credit: https://openverse.org/image/28bad042-9e51-4011-9059-dfc44a2506a1?q=blue+...

(Jess – the picture has been added for publicity purposes. Please feel free to change or remove.)

 

Submitted by Jessiibear on

This has made my day -- thank you! smiley

Jessheart

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This is beautiful Jessi, you've combined the calming nature of the sea with the salty sadness and how it ebbs and flows. It does soothe but you can't help but stare out and ruminate on all things lost.

 

Submitted by Jessiibear on

Thank you so much—that means a lot. The sea always feels like both balm and mirror to me. I love how you put it: “ruminate on all things lost.” It’s exactly that quiet ache beneath the calm I was trying to capture.

Jessheart

Submitted by D G Moody on

A well-deserved golden cherries; I liked the use of imagery and how you use the central metaphor of the blue sea to convey its healing.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Jessiibear on

Thank you so much—your words really mean a lot. I’m glad the imagery and metaphor came through clearly. The sea has always felt healing to me, so it’s wonderful to know that resonated :)

Jessheart

Submitted by Nolan on

Man has been fascinated by the oceans since the dawn of his birth, as the moon, as flames and fire, stately mountains all have a tranquil mesmerising quality. Life comes from the sea and returns there, like truth does, and to itself.

Mature, Excellent work Jess, Good to see! Nolan &

 

Submitted by Jessiibear on

Thank you so much, Nolan — your words are beautifully put, and I’m genuinely touched by how thoughtfully you reflected on the poem. I especially loved what you said about life and truth returning to the sea. That line will stay with me.

Jessheart

Submitted by Nolan on

This is professional writing. I have actually read some of your early work I think you were a teenager then. Came a long way, there was lots of promise then already.

All the best! Nolan &

 

Submitted by Jessiibear on

This made me so happy to read—thank you, Nolan. It really means a lot, especially coming from someone who’s seen my early stuff. I’ve been trying to grow into a more intentional writer, so this kind of feedback means the world. All the best to you, too.

Jessheart

Submitted by onemorething on

This is our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!

 

Submitted by Jessiibear on

Oh wow—thank you so much! That means a lot to me. I really appreciate it!

Jessheart

Submitted by celticman on

the blue is in you and me and all we see/sea. 

 

Submitted by Jessiibear on

Indeed. Pun intended. 

Jessheart