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Subject: EROSION
Matches Found: 5

UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` GIGGLE, by BRENDAN KENNELLY    Poem Source                    
First Line: If this coastal erosion continues
Last Line: Used to be
Subject(s): Dublin, Ireland; Erosion; Ruins; Tourists


IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN, by LUCILLE CLIFTON    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: For instance / if the sea should break
Subject(s): Erosion; Seashore; Tides; Beach; Coast; Shore


IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN, by LUCILLE CLIFTON    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: For instance %if the sea should break
Last Line: Where will the captains run and %to what harbor?
Subject(s): Erosion; Seashore; Tides


RISING, by RUTH STONE    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: In the government offices the rules and regulations
Last Line: That the house is going out with the tide.
Subject(s): Birds; Erosion; Gulls; Seashore; Waves; Seagulls; Beach; Coast; Shore


UP AGAINST THE SEA, by DAVID WAGONER    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: At the foot of the cliff, the sea is taking back
Subject(s): Seashore; Erosion; Beach; Coast; Shore