Beach Poem

Mindfulness At The Beach

As I wrote this poem, I was looking at a painting of a scene at the beach. The words just flowed through my keyboard, and found themselves on my paper. I'm actually happy with it.

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Analysis of Form and Technique

Swoosh, Boom, Crunch, Howl

Published by Family Friend Poems March 2009 with permission of the Author.

The sun rises higher and higher, like a blossoming flower, as the children play...
Beach, Beach, Beach
The zephyr catches my skin like a wide receiver playing football...
Swoosh, Swoosh, Swoosh
The crashing waves sound like a head-on collision...
Boom, Boom, Boom
The sand crunches under my feet like cereal in my mouth...
Crunch, Crunch, Crunch
The salty water is carried with the wind...
Howl, Howl, Howl
The gulls soar higher than the clouds...
Swoosh, Swoosh, Swoosh
The child crashes to the ground like a rock slide...
Boom, Boom, Boom
The man walks on shells that feel like needles...
Crunch, Crunch, Crunch
The dog is angered by the birds...
Howl, Howl, Howl
The kite flutters like a plane...
Swoosh, Swoosh, Swoosh
The afternoon thunder blasts like a cannon...
Boom, Boom, Boom
The child snacks on some chips that sound like glass...
Crunch, Crunch, Crunch
The night has fallen and the coyotes holler like babies...
Howl, Howl, Howl
The sun rises again higher and higher, like a blossoming flower as the children play...
Beach, Beach, Beach

Analysis of Form and Technique

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Techniques this poem uses:

The author uses repetition. Repetition brings a reader's attention to certain parts of the poem.
Swoosh, Swoosh, Swoosh
Boom, Boom, Boom
Crunch, Crunch, Crunch
Howl, Howl, Howl

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This is an example of a free verse poem. Free verse poems do not follow any rules.
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The author uses similes to create an image in the reader's head. Similes use the words "like" or "as" to compare two objects."
The child crashes to the ground like a rock slide.
The man walks on shells that feel like needles.
The kite flutters like a plane.

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This poem has a strong sense of structure by starting each line with a noun followed by a verb. Structure helps a poem to flow.
The sun rises
The zephyr catches
The sand crunches

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