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RED GLADIOLA

Fiction & Poetry Journal of T. Wong

Tag: sea

Rose-colored

Among the children picking up shells,
she combed the sand for bits of sea glass.

Carefully rifling through colors
from Mosel green to yellow amber,
she considered each earnestly,
hoping to discover the perfect tint
in which to view the world.

Author redgladiolaPosted on March 16, 2019Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags beach, nature, poetry, sea, writing2 Comments on Rose-colored

Seascape

An old woman who had never seen the sea
cherished a spotted shell.

At night, when the world was shadowed and quiet,
she would cradle it against her ear
and sway to the whispering surf.

Her mind floated, aloft
on warm waters
the color of topaz.

Author redgladiolaPosted on March 10, 2019Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags nature, ocean, poetry, sea, writing2 Comments on Seascape

A Gray Sea

stars above
a still, gray sea
who combs her faded hair
and old lovers
from her thoughts

Author redgladiolaPosted on October 5, 2016October 5, 2016Categories Love, Nature, Poetry, WritingTags love, nature, ocean, poetry, sea, writing9 Comments on A Gray Sea

A season by the sea

desolate shores slip
sand beneath toes
as the fisherman’s wife
digs for clams

Author redgladiolaPosted on January 6, 2016Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags nature, ocean, poetry, sea, work, writing8 Comments on A season by the sea

Boundaries

tattered sails leave me
shipwrecked
in a sea I once roamed

Author redgladiolaPosted on September 10, 2015Categories Poetry, WritingTags ocean, poetry, sea, writing6 Comments on Boundaries

Seaworthy

Boats

A small tugboat felt itself
lesser than the great ships
that crossed the channel.

It never left the shore
although, like all others,
it was created seaworthy.

Author redgladiolaPosted on May 17, 2015Categories Poetry, Thoughts, WritingTags ocean, poetry, sea, ships, writing4 Comments on Seaworthy

Buoys

Buoys

sycophantic yes-men
bob their heads
in nervous
oceanic time

Author redgladiolaPosted on May 1, 2015May 1, 2015Categories Poetry, WritingTags buoys, ocean, poetry, politics, sea, writing4 Comments on Buoys

Artwork in Water

Jellyfish

ribbons like ink
pink and deadly
jellyfish

Author redgladiolaPosted on March 19, 2015Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags haiku, jellyfish, nature, ocean, poetry, sea, writing4 Comments on Artwork in Water

Boat Rides

Rain in a city

cars through
pools of rainwater
recall to mind, tides
against a dinghy

Author redgladiolaPosted on March 14, 2015Categories It Really Happened, Poetry, WritingTags boat, city, ocean, poetry, sea, writing2 Comments on Boat Rides

Irrefutable Evidence

Cliffs

sheer cliffs eroded
by a seemingly calm sea
stand testament
to its caprice

Author redgladiolaPosted on January 18, 2015Categories Nature, Poetry, WritingTags nature, ocean, poetry, sea, writing10 Comments on Irrefutable Evidence

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Red Gladiola


Red Gladiola is the fiction and poetry journal of T. Wong. From the Roman word for “sword,” the gladiolus symbolizes strength and moral integrity, as well as infatuation. All images used at Red Gladiola are taken from the public domain unless otherwise credited. Works may not be used or duplicated without the author's explicit consent.

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