Fish tears have created a haven for me
as I await my fate at the bottom of the deep blue sea
where salt caresses my skin
and silence has new meaning
devoid of churning
bursting with tranquility
as sensations are buoyed
by the ebb and flow of
a current
of poems
© Vivian Zems
Smell The Coffee 
January 23, 2020 at 5:38 am
That is the problem with my poetry as it ebbs and flows with a turbulent tide within my brain! Your line ‘bursting with tranquility’ is great as who knows when the sea will do something surprising? Now I am going to worry about those fish crying!
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January 23, 2020 at 11:31 am
Lol! Thanks Robin!
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January 23, 2020 at 10:41 am
The sea must be full of fish tears, Viv, and potential poems that ebb and flow! Lovely!
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January 23, 2020 at 12:05 pm
Oh, I love the ‘current of poems’!
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January 23, 2020 at 1:25 pm
This is incredibly stunning, Vivian! 💝 I so love the idea of fish tears creating a haven 🙂 thank you so much for writing to the prompt.
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January 25, 2020 at 12:15 pm
Thanks Sanaa, my pleasure 😊
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January 23, 2020 at 6:51 pm
I Love fish tears- wonderful Vivian.
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January 25, 2020 at 12:15 pm
Thanks Linda!
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January 23, 2020 at 7:53 pm
If you think I liked this one, Viv, you’re all wet…I loved it!
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January 24, 2020 at 9:57 pm
🙌🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Thank you 😊
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January 23, 2020 at 9:43 pm
It’s nice the fish care enough to be concerned about his plight and he’s found a home with them. Sometimes all we need is for someone to share our sorrow so it can feel a little lighter to bear.
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January 24, 2020 at 9:56 pm
I love your interpretation of this poem. I’ve had quite a few. That’s why I love poetry!
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January 23, 2020 at 10:04 pm
Beautiful.
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January 24, 2020 at 9:55 pm
Thank you 🙏🏽
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January 24, 2020 at 3:53 am
My first reaction is a sadness of a soul belonging to the sea depths but I feel the connection to the “ebb and flow of a current of poems.” The heavy sea of our circumstances may overwhelm us but if we allow ourselves to go with the current, think of the poems that one could write. Thank you for allowing me this thought, Vivian.
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January 24, 2020 at 9:55 pm
My pleasure! Love your interpretation 🙏🏽
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January 24, 2020 at 11:52 am
I can hear the sound of the waves in your words. Wonderful.
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January 24, 2020 at 9:54 pm
Thanks Chris!
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January 24, 2020 at 2:43 pm
“Fish tears” conveys such a striking image. I can practically see that “current of poems” finding their way to us, through fish tear waves.
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January 24, 2020 at 9:53 pm
You make the image even stronger , by your words😊
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January 25, 2020 at 2:30 am
What an image – fish tears!
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January 25, 2020 at 9:53 pm
Thanks Sara!
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January 25, 2020 at 6:14 am
Another “If I wanna die here’s how I’ll do it” revelations. A mean spell of weather puts our dreams this way.
Hang Tight though!!!
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January 25, 2020 at 12:14 pm
Lol! That’s the beauty of poetry- so many interpretations. Thanks for reading 😊
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January 27, 2020 at 11:51 am
and fish tears, carried by the ebbs and flows bring those poems to us – beautiful
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January 27, 2020 at 7:42 pm
Thanks Keno!
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