Windsurfer

Jul 6

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Windsurfer © Jean-Michel Leclercq

Windsurfer

In tropical dawn,
in sultry dusk,
I rendezvous
with waves.

Sweaty,
in the finest neoprene,
I dominate
a kingdom
I shall never throne.

Rinse and hold.
Taste the salt.
No break to my adrenaline.
Spray spitting from the barrel.
I carve kinetic fluid.

In the food chain,
I devour waves.

I take refuge
in the cycles
of lunar forces.
Always restless
in utter wetness.

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I found this on   Jean-Michel Leclercq’s Flicker Site  ©

Also, I have never windsurfed nor regular surfed in my life. I did take sailing lessons and was American Red Cross certified in basic sailing.

About zongrik

For those of you who do not know the handle "zongrik," that would be Bat-Ami Gordin. Most people call me "Tammy." Bat-Ami means "daughter of my nation" in Hebrew. It's a heavy name to carry around. I answer to either name. I also answer to "mama." Some Basic Things about me: Animal lover, mom, poet/writer, dramatic soprano, photographer, teacher/tutor, CERT/Technician and, oh yeah, aerospace engineer. I consider myself "The Astro-Poet." To learn more about the origins of the word "zongrik" see whats-a-zongrik?

Posted on July 6, 2011, in Thursday Poetry Rally, Uncategorized and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.

  1. rasmihii | July 6, 2011 at 8:27 am

    the voice in the piece charges forward with no fear and takes on the waves the same way…well done, RS

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  3. SalehaJ | July 6, 2011 at 10:45 am

    Love your poems, you are very gifted and I hope there’s more to come 🙂

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  4. artofnaomi | July 6, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    Excellent poetry~with all the vivid imagery~feeling and substance…. I tasted the salt!! 🙂

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  5. gracecsass | July 6, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    It felt like I was right there…thank you 🙂

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  7. Bluebell Books | July 9, 2011 at 9:14 am

    safe surfing, breath taking imagery.

    Invite you to write something based on the image you see,
    Hope all is well.
    Thanks for the attention.
    Appreciate your input.
    Cheers.

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  8. kez | April 4, 2012 at 9:48 am

    Love it can almost feel the power of the waves …thank you so much for sharing x x

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  9. halfwaybetweenthegutter | April 4, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    “I carve kinetic fluid.” – beautiful line.

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  10. Short Poems | April 4, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Nice words expressing, love it!

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  11. disjointedrhymings | April 4, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    You capture it so well, I could almost feel myself windsurfing.

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  12. leahJlynn | April 4, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    Surfing sounds like fun, I hear from your words

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  13. mbwilliams | April 5, 2012 at 9:13 am

    Love this! A visceral, heart pounding experience, which is at the same time strangely peaceful.

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  14. Belva@MainelyMugUps | April 6, 2012 at 6:48 am

    Reading this was a rush! Great writing! It was almost like being there!

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  15. magher1 | April 7, 2012 at 11:16 am

    I almost feel as if I were the one surfing ;D Lovely!

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  16. Suzy | April 9, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Love the first verse … rendezvous with waves – something very appealing about that.

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