I went for a walk
alone by the sea
but the water kept me company.
I whispered to it
as I walked on its sand
and told it of all the things I planned.
It whispered to me
as I walked on its shore
and told me secrets from long before.
I went for a walk
with my friend the sea
and we kept each other company.
© Kristin Martin 2016
This poem is also published in Countdown, Issue No.8, The School Magazine, September 2016 and in both of my poetry books, Paint the Sky (Ginninderra Press, 2016) and To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme? (Glimmer Press, 2019).
Hi Kristin
This poem is good because it shows you can have a friendship with anyone even the ocean.
Hi Nuwin,
Is there anyone or anything that you have a freindship with that isn’t a person?
Kristin
I love the poem , I like it because it is muy, muy, relaxing . I think you should do more like this.
H Emma,
Thank you! I had never thought of this poem as relaxing, but I can see now that it is. What a good idea to write more poems like this one! I will see what I can think of.
Do you write poems too? If you write any, you are welcome to share them my ‘Your Poems’ page.
Kristin
Hi
i love your descriptive vocab in your amazing poem.
you are very talented.
Hi Aria,
Thank you! Do you like writing poems?
Kristin
hey its me again
im filming a youtue video and that is beatiful poem to share thank u lots
Hi Addison,
I’m glad you like my poem.
What video are you filming for youtube?
Kristin
hello my names Addison i love the beach and think you are really talented i felt like it was a poem my mum would read to me before bed
Hi Addison,
I just found all your comments, so I will finally reply to them. Sorry it took me so long, but my email is blocking my comments notifications because so many of them are spam!
I love what you said about this poem. There is nothing as special as a poem or story read at bedtime.
Kristin
hello
sorry i have not responded but i was filming a reacting to your poems to inspier others to come to you in every react i either smiled or laughed
i loe u so much thanks
Hi Addison,
How lovely. Thank you!
Kristin
Hi Kristin
The beach is my favourite place to go on special occasions!
My favourite thing to do at the beach is walk near the water (what you said in the poem) with my family!
Bye!!!
Hi Caleb,
Have you been going to the beach with your family over the summer holidays? We have just returned from a beach-side holiday. One of our favourite parts of the holiday was waking together on the beach each evening.
Kristin
Hi Kristen,
I loved your poem A Walk by the Sea. I love how you put a lot of thought into your poems. You are very inspiring and very creative with your ideas for this poem. My favourite line in the poem is ‘alone by the sea’ because it makes me feel very peaceful. I absolutely love going to the beach because it makes me feel so calm and relaxed. Thank you for sharing this wonderful poem with us!!
Alexis
Hi Alexis,
Thank you for your lovely comment. It is nice to hear that the poem makes you feel peaceful, just like going to the beach does.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
lLove your poem made me remember about how awesome the beach is plus I love going to the beach a calm place to relax.
Hi Lithumi,
Thank you! Now that it is warmer, I’ll be walking on the beach more often. Will you?
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
I loved your poem because it sounded so calming and soothing and I absolutely loved the flow of it. I loved the feeling when I read this poem. Plus I LOVE the beach, it’s probably one of my favourite places.
Hi Lihini.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I am glad you like my poem so much.
Kristin
hi Kristin
i loved you poem so much because it had so much imagination and creative ideas.
Thanks, Tharuja.
Hi Kristin
I liked the amount of creativity and imagination you put into this poem. I liked how you said that you whispered secrets to the water and the water whispered back to you. How did you come up with the idea?
Tharusha
Hi Tharusha,
I got the idea for this poem from a book by Christopher Milne, who said he walked along by a stream and it kept him company. I like walking by the sea, and I thought maybe we could see each other company.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
I liked how you described the beach as your friend.
According to you the beach tides are really friendly and I like how you thought of it that way.
Thanks for the great poem Kristin
You’re welcome!
Hi Kristin
You are such a creative person, I love going to the beach. The poem made me, wanting to go to the beach.
Thanks Mia!
Hi Kristen!,
I liked reading your poem because it reminded me of the holidays I took with my family to the beach. I really feel happy and at home when I’m at the beach. It’s a really great poem.
Janna
Hi Janna,
Thank you for your very lovely comment. It made me smile!
I am very glad to hear that you like my poem. I like the beach too.
Kristin
Hi Kirsten
That poem was amazing!! That poem made me feel like I was actually at the beach! Where do you get your great ideas from?
Thinara
Hi Thinara,
Thanks! I’m glad you felt like you were at the beach. I got that idea from walking on the beach and thinking about the book I was reading.
Kristin
Hi,
I really liked a walk by the sea, because when she talked to the sea it made the poem extremely interesting and made me want to bounce off my chair.
Anna,
Hi Anna,
Thanks for your lovely comment. I’m so glad it made you want to bounce!
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
We like the beach too. It makes me so happy
Kyle
Hi Kyle,
I’m glad the beach makes you happy. I hope my poem did too.
Kristin
I loved this poem because it reminds me of the beach!!!
Hi Amber,
Do you like walking on the beach, or do you prefer to swim?
Kristin
Hi Kristin i like swimming and walking, but my favourite is swimming. what is your favourite?
Hi Amber,
I prefer to walk than swim. I also really like reading at the beach. Have you ever done that?
Kristin
The beach is one of my favourite places to be and reading the poem it just made me want to go there.
Playing with a good friend of mine is fun even if it’s cold.
Hi Sachini,
I hope you get to go to the beach again soon. Do you think you’ll try writing a poem about the beach?
Kristin
I really like this poem we don’t get to the sea very often but when we do I really love my walks along the beach.
Hi Harrison,
Thanks. I like walking by the beach. What do you see when you walk on the beach? Could you write a poem about it?
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
I loved your poem! I love walks by the sea. It makes you feel like you are really at the beach!
Thanks Gina!
Have you ever written a poem about the beach?
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
I love writing poems too!!!
I like writing about the things that I get up to day to day. Your beach poem is really relaxing, I wrote a beach poem as well. I would tell you but it would take to long. I hope you keep writing poems because I enjoy them a lot.
Molly
Hi Molly,
Thanks for your lovely message. I’m glad you like writing poems.
Kristin
Amazing the best! I like going to the beach and playing in the waves.
Hi Charli,
I like going to the beach too.
Kristin
It’s amazing how you can communicate with the sea. I love it!
Thanks, Mikayla!
love your poem Kristin keep it up
Hi Kristin,
I chose this poem to read because I went to the beach yesterday. But I couldnt go for a walk since I played soccer with my Dad. However when the ball went far near the sea I ran by the sea.
I enjoyed this poem too. Please keep writing more poems about the beach.
Thanks
Dinidu
Hi Didnidu,
That sounds fun. Could you write a poem about playing soccer at the beach?
Kristin
I really like how you used your imagination in this! I imagined the sea talking to me, I didn’t even look at the picture because my imagination looks far more interesting that the picture.
Hi Thisali,
I like that your imagination is better than the picture!
Kristin
This poem reminds me of all the fun times I’ve walked by the sea with my friends.
I love it. I have a friend like sea whom I could share my secrets, plans and keep company always. Her name is Nithie
She sounds like a lovely friend.
Hi Kristin
I love the poem Because the sea makes my fingers go wrinkly and that makes me think about your poem.
thanks rosalie
Hi Rosalie,
I’m glad my poem reminded you of something.
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
It sounds very friendly & beachy. I like it!
From Lysha
Thanks Lysha!
Hi Kristin
I liked the amount of creativity and imagination you put into this poem. I liked how you said that you whispered secrets to the water and the water whispered back to you. How did you come up with the idea?
Tharusha
Hi Tharusha,
I wrote this poem after reading about Christopher Robin walking with a stream to keep it company. I like to walk on the beach, so I thought I could write about the sea as my friend.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
Did you really go to the beach? I went today.
It was a great poem
Mia
Hi Mia,
I did go to the beach yesterday (when you wrote your message), but I walked on the jetty rather than on the sand. Did you have a nice time at the beach?
Kristin
We walked along the jetty and also on the sand.
Hi Kristin
What did the ocean say to you?
I went to the beach today but I didn’t see you there. But you must have been at another beach or you could have went to the beach later or not today.
Halle
Hi Halle,
I went to the beach at Port Noarlunga, in South Australia, yesterday.
I wrote this poem years ago about a beach I went to when I was on holiday. I imagined the sea said lots of things to me.
Kristin
I picked this poem because I love to take walks on the beach too.
Hi Hannah,
Do you ever think of the sea as a friend when you go for your walks on the beach?
Kristin
Hi,
I cant wait for summer time so we can go to the beach!!
Hi Ciena,
Do you like walking on the beach? I do! You can do that during any season.
Kristin
I love walking on the beach. I like to play in the sand and building sand castles. I also love catching some waves!
It was short and sweet. Doesn’t everyone want to be with the beach, so peaceful. It makes you feel like you belong there.
Hi Samantha,
Thank you for your beautiful comment. I love walking by the beach, and it sounds like you do too.
Kristin
Hi Kristen,
I love the beach it talks to me when I hold a shell to my ear.
Cadence K
Hi Cadence,
I love the beach too.
Kristin
I love this poem, and I love the beach!
Hi Tae,
I’m glad you like my poem. I love the beach too.
Kristin
I know its cold but I would like to go to the beach to celebrate my birthday today and I love your poem!
Happy Birthday Nae!
Kristin
I love the beach because I get to swim and I am really good at swimming, are you?
Hi Tharinsa,
I like the beach but I prefer to go for walks on it than to swim.
Kristin
Hi
I like beach poems and what a beautiful thoughts.
Thanks!
I chose this poem because I like going to the beach. And like being alone with a very good friend of mine. It made me feel happy. The beach is one of my favourite places.
Hi Thisama,
The beach is one of my favourite places too.
Kristin