Sunday Surf Poem: Chariots of the Surf

Sunday Surf Poem, you guys! This week it’s Chariots of the Surf by Clive Blake.

According to himself, Clive Blake is a Cornish Poet, a Published Poet, and a Performance Poet. This is some master-level SEO poet stuff. You might’ve seen his poems embedded in images and videos—that’s his thing.

I give you:

Chariots of the Surf

By Clive Blake

Surf’s up,
Heads are down,
Timing their move,
Concentrated frown,

Salt lips,
Hard swallow,
Adrenalin pumping,
There is no tomorrow,

The white horses charge,
Their chariots follow,
Surfing speeding waves,
Above a spray-crested hollow,

For just a few seconds,
Taming the waves,
Anticipating the way
That nature behaves,

With triumphant abandon,
And balance supreme,
Living the moment,
Living the dream …

Author: The Wipeout Weekly team