Nobody's Here

A quiet moment

Nobody’s Here

gull cry

haunting gathering light

solitary, sense of

beyond comes with night

nobody’s here,

i look out to sea

nobody’s here

but the night and me

slow flowing waves find

a silent empty shore

by the sea is no one

nobody’s here, not any more

George Coombs

Reviews

[William Liston]

I like the contrast in this piece, with the calmness prevalent through the beautiful imagery and the sorrow conveyed through the descriptions of lonliness. I usually don't like it when a poem doesn't use proper grammer, but in this case, I didn't find it distracting ... it enhanced the overall feel in a way. I also thought the rhymes and word-flow were smooth and natural, except for the very last line. It felt (to me) like it had one unnecessary syllable. My suggestion: nobody's here anymore.

- William Liston

[George Coombs]

Thankyou William, this is really helpful

[Maria]

This was very touching and beautiful. Loved it

[emmajoy]

Meter fine reflections of sky 'pon sea, man of surroundings, beautiful. Sad as sad however..

[George Coombs]

Thankyou Emma

[George Coombs]

thankyou emma

[emmajoy]

Sincere thank yous for your thanks..

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Haunting and melancholy. Lovely verse and rhyme. "Nobody's here but the night and me."- love this!

[George Coombs]

Thankyou Annette

[Gee]

Can picture the shore after the days throng gone, just the sea, sand and silence, this broken only by lapping waves and gulls, fat from chips and crusts, crying into the night air.
Nice George

[George Coombs]

Thankyou Gee