An expansive dream
Waves breaking over high peaks
Sustaining our souls

-Laura Whitacre
Alex McCombie

Mother of all life
Large, foam, swooshing, pounding surf
Teaming with questions.

-Cheri Capron and Charlene Ludwikowski

I dreamed the ocean
Peaks like DQ ice cream cones.
Salty, fierce waves crash.

-Lesa Willert and Jackie Carll, West Leyden School, Adirondack Central Schools

Earth's daughter water
Bends against brother wind
Loving Father tide!

-Anonymous

Strong and impressive
Energy in motion that
Builds a wall of blue.

-Elizabeth Sacco and Francoise Piron

Water vast gleaming
Imposing power endless
Breaking moving earth.

-Mr. Stacy Kuhn, NY Mills Central School

Calming blue waters
the highest peaks and valleys
still a mystery

-Jennifer French, Patti Fisher, Stephanie Allen, SLL Model Schools

Wind-driven motion
Oaves crash endlessly on shore
Perpetual change

-Candy Crayton and Kate Cronn, Oneida City Schools

Oceans deep and and wide
Bastions of strength o'er the world
Why so far from me?

-Holly White

Waves crashing on rocks
Animals dwelling deep
Forever rolling

-Tina Heckman (General Brown CSD), Scott Exford (Lowville Academy), and Cheryl Kopyt (Model Schools)

Find hidden treasures
Teaming life, constant motion
Tall peaks, deep valleys

-Anonymous

Tides come in, waves crash.
Horizon in the distance
Sand and sea refresh.

-Jane Aronowsky and Holly McCoy, Stockbridge Valley Central School

Powerful blue foam
Meets diversifying dark cliffs
Beautiful danger

-Erin Dineen and Chris Carbone, Clinton Central School

Salty waves crashing
Windy surface strength foam
Blue necessity

- Judy Warner and Cheri Panko, Chenango Forks High School

A mask of wonder
Rich with life power and strength
Imagination

- Dawn Essig (Spackenkill UFSD) and Catherine Parsons (Dutchess BOCES

Ocean - blue power
Continual churning waves
Deep, beautiful life.

- Wendy Birchberg (SCT BOCES) and Paul Rich (Chester UFSD)

Great waves that dwarf me
Blue and deep, it's so alive
Salty like my tears.

- Anonymous

Tall peaks, deep valleys
Strength, motion, blown by the wind
Life under the sea.

- Carol Lee (Ossining School District) and Marie Kish (Byram Hills School District)

Strong, wavy, water
High and low, salty peaks blow
Deep dark blue motion.

- Anonymous