TREASURE

Riches beneath the sea...

Waves wink gold and silver

Hinting at the treasure

Lying deep below,

Wealth beyond all measure:

 

Doubloons, emeralds, sapphires,

Pour from rotting chests;

Diamonds shine like stars

From pearl and ruby sets.

 

Shipped to royal houses,

Sailed into their doom,

Finding not a palace

But the ocean’s tomb.

Reviews

[sunprincess]

........love this gorgeous poem...the imagery is most beautiful ★

[Marie]

Thank you; I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[sunprincess]

...........most welcome :) ★

[An owl on the moon]

These hidden treasures are being sought so fiercely now... ancient, hidden gifts awaiting discovery... and somehow your enchanted words made me think of all kinds of treasures that seem to hide just beneath the surface of our lives.

[Marie]

Thank you. I didn't think of that when I wrote the poem.

[Vernika]

Your works never fail to create a magical impact! Beautifully written! :)

[Marie]

Thank you.

[Gaston Villanueva]

"Shipped to royal houses,
Sailed into their doom,
Finding not a palace
But the ocean’s tomb." - this is a marvelous stanza Marie
I liked the exciting imagery and clever word choices

[Marie]

Thank you. It's exciting to think of treasure at the bottom of the ocean and wonder how it can ever be recovered.

[Gaston Villanueva]

I agree, I read that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the bottom of the ocean

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"finding not a palace, but the ocean's tomb"

there is something so haunting about ships that have gone down in the sea...and the fact most are still down there...and have become tombs for so many....

still weird to think about the titanic....and all the people who went down in that floating tomb...
and all of the riches that were on board with those wealthy people.

love the description in this ...

j.

[Marie]

Thank you. I know that there are many ships on the ocean's floor, and I believe some of them contain treasure.

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

It's all about the treasure deep down Shipped to royal house....Its always pleasure reading your poems thanks!

[Marie]

Thank you for reading.

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

You're most welcome!

[ANTO]

Love this Marie. It reminded me of annual school trips to the local museum where some of the Spanish Armada was on display since it met its fate off our Irish coasts. How ironic that Nature and Mother Ireland prevented victory over those who would later split her in two.

Winking waves teasing with gold silver and diamonds is such a wonderfully 'rich' (sorry) image.

A beauty of a poem and image to match. I enjoyed this.
Thank you for sharing.

[Marie]

Thank you very much, Anto. I wonder how much treasure really is still down there?

[wordman]

lot of color in this great write marie

[Marie]

Thank you.

[Costa Siwale]

I like this poem, wonderful construction.

[Marie]

Thanks; I'm glad you liked it.

[Costa Siwale]

You are welcome

[Woody]

gorgeous, Marie! you find the exact right words to make the picture cristal clear.
your rhymed poems are an absolute delight.

[Marie]

Thanks. This was a manufactured poem, not an inspired one. IN other words, I simply decided to write a poem, and this was it.