If Only For a Day
the tide is coming in with each wave new patterns form in the sand
long before we reach the beach we smell the sea slip under its' spell
our old lives home in the city everyday responsibilities disappear
seagulls call we dissolve into life at the bay where land meets sea
worries dwindle what is hard softens gentle breezes
palm trees sand castles jellyfish glisten
sea shells picnics waves forcefully come to shore
crash gently return to sea take loss with them
in the garden the great blue heron steps carefully among the weeds and peony
hummingbirds seek the feeders hover whirring and chirping
fighting to see who is first troubles dissolve give way to happiness
in summer the vote is a trip to the bay ...if only for a day
July 24, 2016
15 comments:
Dissolving into life in a place where we don't live all the time is a welcome respite from our daily responsibilities. It's a grace, I think, to be able to get away from it all, if only for a day, as you say. You swept me up in your tale. Thank you.
Beautifully haunting....!!
'we dissolve into life at the bay' ~ nice reminder about being as nature, peaceful and content...
This speaks so clearly of the contentment to be found in just being present to the moment. Glad you found it my friend, then brought it back to share with all of us,
Elizabeth
You took me there, and everything falls away, just as you say, when you step into sand and sea and sky. Beautifully done, Annell.
Thanks for taking us along
Much love...
I would vote this trip any day...my fondest memories are of the seashore!
Absolutely! This gets my vote, too. Just as the sand changes shape, so do we.
Another glutton for punishment, going whirling and whirligigging at the same time. Works out beautifully, though.
That 'take loss with them' line is compelling.
Lovely....I live on the beach and you made me want to take a walk outside.
This depiction of a day at the beach....and the way that the sea changes us....where 'what is hard softens'--and all the multiple layers of meaning that come with that statement. I love this.
Beautifully written and so easily visualized by the reader. What a great read this was.
"sea shells picnics waves forcefully come to shore
crash gently return to sea take loss with them", such powerful image...& also love the melting summer...beautiful...
way to g0.
Hello Annell,
You posted 1 or 2 poems for the Tweetspeak Poetry Prompt Series around paintings by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave, presented by Maureen Doallas.
Lisa is requesting permission to use any of your poems, posted within this series, to accompany the associated painting in an art exhibit of her work.
Please let me know ASAP (24-48 hours, please) via my email below if you are OK with Lisa exhibiting your poem(s) in this way.
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