Thursday, March 24, 2011

Hope=Warmth=Beach!

Here it goes... I am trying Mama Kat's writing workshop:)  The prompt is # 2.) April is national poetry month…Write a poem about hope.

Last week Spring teased us with some warm weather... talk about false hope... Winter is trying to make a comeback and snow this weekend!  The nerve!  So here is a little piece I wrote on my favorite place on Earth...the beach... and hoping it warms up soon so I can go there!

BEACH

There is one place on this planet that is heaven to me.  Its waves whisper my name as they lap upon the shore.  Like a siren song I am magically drawn to this castle of sand and pounding surf.  The shrill song of the seagulls echoes in my mind. I am drenched in the warmth of a radiant sun as miniscule specks of sand seep between my toes. The shore is bedecked in jewels from the sea.  A delicately spiraled nautilus, a glistening conch shell and bleach white scallop nestle in the sand, a bounty waiting to be reclaimed by the sea. The salt laden air permeates my body.  I inhale the briny bouquet.  My breath rises and falls like the ebb and flow of the tide.  Closing my eyes, I hear the sweet laughter of children chasing waves.  Tranquility envelopes me.  I walk for miles, etching footprints as I go.  The sea gently erases my path but I always know the way back.  I can return here for eternity and dive into happiness.

7 comments:

  1. You make me want to find my way to the beach!! It is also one of my own favorite places for summer. Thank you for your kind comments on my blog and I also really liked Mama Kat's prompts this week.

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  2. lovely! my favorite place as well (I call it my serenity now spot after an old Seinfeld episode)

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  3. Awesome post! LOVE the beach as you know. Mama's gotta go to Hawaii with those kids, we'll show you some gorgeous beaches! ;)

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  4. I love this word picture. The footprints etched in the sand is my favorite line.

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  5. You have me picturing my own beach visits. It's such a place of peace and as you said, serenity. Thanks for sending me out to the coast for a spell! :>

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  6. Ah, I love the beach too! You captured it very well here.

    Stopping by from Mama Kat's! Welcome to the madness.

    I wrote a poem about hope today too.

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  7. i love how this is your visual for hope :) thank you for your unique response, I love to see what people are doing with it!

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