Beach

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Beach

Beach

If someone should ask me why
I walked the pier today;
why I picked up beach glass
or a bit of weathered wood...
"I'm looking for my brother"
I could tell them,
"though he is not here"
I'd say.

I'm looking for my sadness
to fly with the gulls...
to skip water with the stones.
The waves sound
like breathing,
rolling up the rocky beach,
falling back like breath
exhaling.

Am I seeking a message?
A sign?
He climbed these rocks,
hopped one to another.
He skipped these stones,
walked this pier,
touched the lighthouse.

The waves seem to answer...
he was here once
and I remember
my friend...
my brother.

MLS

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SavVySam commented on Beach

03-25-2010

You are so right~when we are separated from loved ones by distance or circumstance, there is comfort in simply touching a familiar tree,or visiting old haunts once shared..lovely write..

bloomingsun

03/26/2010

Thank you, Sam, it was comforting to write this, I appreciate your sweet comment. ~peace

gogant commented on Beach

02-15-2010

Go to the ocean's shore...listen and gaze, and you will hear and see all that you ever imagined..........Truly nice...............gogant

bloomingsun

02/16/2010

Hey Gogant, thanks for the nice comment. Always nice to hear from you!. ~peace

klassik commented on Beach

01-15-2010

i like very nice .

bloomingsun

01/16/2010

well thank you! I am glad you enjoyed this, and thanks for coming by to read.

danmartyjake1 commented on Beach

12-10-2009

This is a tremendous remembrance piece. I loved it and felt the sadness as I was reading it. Great Write....

bloomingsun

12/11/2009

Thank you for stopping by and reading, your comments are most appreciated!

soulwriter commented on Beach

12-05-2009

I live 15 minutes from the Atlantic and the waves, shoreline, rocks, and all the surroundings have spoken to me in may ways about many things and have reminded me of many people that ebb and flow in and out of my life. GREAT WRITE... the passion is the expression of your true spirit.

bloomingsun

12/06/2009

Thanks soulwriter, the natural world always "speaks" to me when I listen... thanks for reading and for your comment, much appreciated!

Poetry is what is lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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