I'll Find My Love In The Ocean



I'll find my love in the ocean
Mermaid-like, she will call
Her tenderness and devotion
Nurturing one and all

Over the crashing billows
Ethereal, she will roam
Reclining as if on pillows
On incandescent foam

On the backs of playing dolphins
In the call of the whales
Raising the sunfish orphans
Petting bass on the scales

Constructing on the corals
Palaces and enclaves
Settling the fights and quarrels
Under and over the waves -

I'll find my love in the mountains
Peaks of the Tian Shan
Her magnificent countenance
Like glaciers reflecting the sun

Basking in wind and sunlight
Clearing the air of dust
From sunrise and until twilight
Making the beauty last

I'll find my love in the tundra
Under the permafrost
Where would she be, I'll wonder
As I am wandering lost

Petting the polar bears
Giving them her sweet light
Lost to all worldly cares
Bringing the Earth delight

I'll find my love in the Congo
In heart of the Abyss
Seeing the fear and wrong and
Turning it into bliss

I'll find my love in the cloud
Splashing in endless blue
Vanquishing every doubt
Making the dreams come true

I'll find my love in the thunder
Rumbling through autumn air
Turning the mind from blunder
And spirit from despair

I'll find my love in the cosmos -
Heart of the Milky Way -
Playing with laws and causes
Turning the night to day

I'll find my love everywhere
And before I die
I'll send her name as a prayer
Into the clear blue sky.
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Submitted by ibshambat2004 on November 17, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH EXXA IXIJ XIKJ LILI XMXM XNXN KOKO XPXP OQKQ
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,474
Words 319
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Ilya Shambat

 · 1975 · Moscow, Russia

Ilya Shambat is a Russian-born American poet. He started writing poetry at age 10 and was recognized for it. He finished University of Virginia at age 18, worked in computer industry and political research, and translated a vast body of Russian poetry into English. His poetry can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/ilyashambatpoetry . more…

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