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«Poets change the world» www.cousteaudivers.org For Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s 101st anniversary on June 11th 2011, Cousteau Divers organized an online poetry contest attended by thousands of ocean lovers. Join us at www.cousteaudivers.org. The journey continues! Convince to Conquer Convince to Conquer My profound gratitude goes to all of those who have helped me, by their trust, by their work or by their generosity, to unearth Excalibor, the invincible and luminous sword of King Arthur, who won his wars by loosing all of his battles. Excalibor, you are now mine, all made of crystallized water, pure as the Antarctic ice, incorruptible as the diamond, fragile as glass but invincible like the perfume of flowers, who overthrew the dinosaurs. Before all of my friends, here and throughout the world, I solemnly take oath, as did Lancelot, to fight, with you Excalibor, symbolic weapon of the poets who alone can change the world, and to serve under Viviane, Lady of Water, and of Galaad, the pure conqueror of the Grail. Text by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, on the day he was appointed «Immortal» by the prestigious French Academy of Literature. 1 www.cousteaudivers.org Ocean Poetry Contest Winner Gazing in the sea Our passion, muse and mother This winning poem will be engraved on a memorial plaque and Sense of timeless home taken to the seabed of the Mediterranean Sea by Pierre-Yves Cousteau, Jacques’ youngest son, to celebrate the 101st anni- versary and the launch of Cousteau Divers. -Stephen James Matadobra 2 3 www.cousteaudivers.org Second place Third place The ocean currents He lived to adore feels like flowing through my veins His beloved Mare Nostrum Its part of my heart The deepest blue sea -Gilli Nicola Graham -Jemfyr Tree 3 www.cousteaudivers.org Ocean Haiku Contest Entries For Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s birthday, the following poems were entered into the poetry contest. The poems are listed in alphabetical order (first name). Enjoy! Cousteau Divers We are a non-profit organization dedicated to uniting divers, snor- kelers and ocean lovers worldwide to help study and protect marine life. The information and images divers uploaded on our website help us monitor the health of the oceans in near real-time. With this knowledge we can help create marine sanctuaries, influence public opinion and react locally to alerts, acting as an immune system for the sea. Join us on cousteaudivers.org! 4 5 www.cousteaudivers.org I live my nice days your tide is our pulse, when the sound of the ocean Wihtout you, we’ll all surely die falls into my soul Heal our oceans health NOW!! -Alberto Gallucci -Alison Banks in this world, Your transparent swells salvation is respect, beckon me to your wonder nature will reward us. Bliss is your caress -Alessandro Brunello -Alyson Walsh-Fernandez 5 www.cousteaudivers.org Expressive currents Our squalls raise waters Lure me, in bearing life and As trawling spellbound plenty Clearm bottomless love with half took up burns -Amy Lennon -Andy Adkins slowly driven ‘way Into the deep underneath the waving sea Regulator offered gladly diving world is ME! To a fish for air -Andreas Mekel -Arthur Kerns 6 7 www.cousteaudivers.org Opening my eyes When I am down, Show me your many wonders or when life is full of joy, I will protect you I rather go dive. -Barbara Dixon Helmly -Bength Ohlen Swaying rhythm, light, Hail Albert Falco Captured, raptured, seeing blue the call of the deep blue sea Moving to the sound Rise now Calypso -Barb Janisch -Bill Trusewich 7 www.cousteaudivers.org Humpback cries for him Life was born, within me. The dolphins still swim with him Child of mine, learn and enjoy me. Still they shed their tears For those coming, protect me. -Bonnie Beeson Layfield -Bruno Lacombe Mostly water we These lives under sea Searching for our deepest sea Rise and fall on the same waves Yielding as waves be We do, and go on. -Bruno Cappello -Caitlin Bowler 8 9 www.cousteaudivers.org All The Oceans Blue... Undulating waves Seas To See The Salty Smile... Swallowing me to the depths Of Cap Jacques Cousteau... And freeing my soul -Capt Larry Lawhorn -Catherine Balbas Aboard Calypso I don’t understand A four-year-old in Heaven you, my lapis ocean love, I still have the shells but oh, how you live! -Carla St. Laurent -Catherine Pham 9 www.cousteaudivers.org 10 11 www.cousteaudivers.org 11 www.cousteaudivers.org Bright rays of sunlight I remember Jacques, Illuminates the coral, approaching the mother seal, while fish blow bubbles. my breath stopped halfway. -Carol Toogood -Chris Jordan Down to sea I go deep inside of it To seek peace and joy I know peace and love shine in the dark Blue heaven that glow deep inside of me -Cathrine S Prajitno -Christian La Placa 12 13 www.cousteaudivers.org I’m glad to see you Dreams made of bubbles, Ocean, embrace my great dreams Blue Dreams embracing dolphins We can make it both Endlessly in love -Cristina Ozores -Daniela Balint Blue Green Ocean Dream White Blue Green... Sustain The Veins Of Our Earth the sea cry’s... Fill Our Hearts With Love Ocean floor is BLACK. -Dan Allison Reid -Darrell Paczas 13 www.cousteaudivers.org I would like to go the silent world beckons’ On Jacques great boat, Calypso it,s salty kiss awaits us And love the sea too treasures and mysteries -Darren Parrett -David Lewis you opened my eyes it is my first love with all the gifts you gave me dark seas home away from home and taught me to sea my life forever -Dave Rothwell -Deb Leach-Cummings 14 15 www.cousteaudivers.org Our living oceans, Swim through endless blue Intriguingly beautiful Go to sleep with salty lips Dive in and explore Live in ectasy. -Debbie Coats -Denise Hemphill Surface calm masking Once a week I watched a majestic world below In each other now we swim of beauty and grace Once a dream now real -Denice Grace -Dexter Newman 15 www.cousteaudivers.org 16 17 www.cousteaudivers.org 17 www.cousteaudivers.org The peaceful serene Each wave hails a call beauty of the ocean-shifts To join you, Mother Ocean me into mermaid ~ Purification -Diana Burgos Perez -Ed Kobrinski Coeur de fleurs sur pierre To survive, we must à st andré de cubzac protect the world: that which we nuages gris... Soleil! previously fought -Diane E. Cousteau -Eileen Rush 18 19 www.cousteaudivers.org Deep within the sea Seize the sea, father Blooms the peace of one man’s dreams The mermaids need our power Visions of hope freed. To reverse the tide -Elaine Leonard Balliet -Enric Sala No return, non stop Foamy spirit leap Dive deep to see My Brothers Seeing your soul, so blue AT-ONE-MENT ahhh...PEACE! Move me like music. -Elisabeth Girard -Eve Dyott 19 www.cousteaudivers.org Oh, if I could dive, submerged, frolicking Graceful wonders I would see the water holds me just right Swimming with beauty. here I can be free -Gail Kean -Hannah Audreyelle Cardenas Brave new explorer, Healing the oceans below the seas and oceans; for future generations; inspiring us still. We praise your passion! -Graeme Andrew Barber -Hector Salvador 20 21 www.cousteaudivers.org Dreams of blue waters Beauty in the Deep Brings life to all within them Feeling at One with the Sea Life returns the dream Life Transforms Your Spirit -Holly Sykes Elliott -Jean Otto dive into the sea Ensembles à jamais feel the universe of life My deep blue love my mistress deep in every vein Eternal lovers -Internationales Maritimes Mu- -Jean-Louis Courteau seum Hamburg 21 www.cousteaudivers.org 22 23 www.cousteaudivers.org 23 www.cousteaudivers.org From You all things come From the deepest blue Mother Ocean, life itself Shadowy shape emerges to You, all return Behemoth whale shark -Jen Hammer Cardenas -John Kim No longer holding The silent sea calls, breath flows as bubbles gift me New worlds within our Mother, the beauty of blue Shared Father Cousteau -Jennifer Aicher -John Taylor 24 25 www.cousteaudivers.org Fish are friends not food Listen Ocean Waves Stop killing the sharks and rays Beautiful Marine Creatures Eat things that go «moo!» Thank God For Nature -Jonathan Bird -Karen Chee he showed us the sea ~ and how ancient,raw, awsome it relates to me ~ connected our life maker giver please stay always forever here -June O’Reilly -Kate Matadobra 25 www.cousteaudivers.org ~smell the sweet ocean explored the seas ~let us drift upon her swells opened our minds to the deep ~love her blue beauty.... north pole to the south -Katherine Reed -Kely Dunn The ocean is Life Sunlight filters from above, Powerful yet endangered Rainbow colored fish, Ravenous for love play among coral. -Kelly Mc Ginn -Kevin Neumann 26 27 www.cousteaudivers.org Blue erternity Forgive us dear sea Sun kissed water; pierces deep You are the cradle of life Our love will shine on Our true giving tree -Kimberly Miller -Land Wilson All The Oceans Blue... I looked at the Sky Seas To See The Salty Smile... My feet are touching the Ground Of Cap Jacques Cousteau… My path is the Sea -Larry Lawhorn -Konstantinos Alexiou 27 www.cousteaudivers.org 28 29 www.cousteaudivers.org 29 www.cousteaudivers.org You make my heart pound… We came from the sea You will take my breath away… And tried to live on the ground Blue, Crystal, Waters. Oceans left behind -Leah Ryan -Lillaume Laurent I went to the sea These lives under sea She gave up nothing from the deep Rise and fall on the same waves Save a mirror to my own keep.