Beached

She beached at dawn to a clear sky The sun rose to full height Tickling her toes She did not wake She rolled on the shore in the afternoon tide The waves lapping her body Eyes closed She did not wake She stiffened at dusk The tide ran out with her soul Seaweed clung to her hair She did not wake She lay upturned to the stars The moon caressing her hands Sea shells weeping at her feet She did not wake She gave all to the icy depths The sea reached out and held her Rolling her back in carefully So she did not wake.

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 8/3/2011 3:01:00 PM

Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest Judith. I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol

Ashley Plotczyk

Date: 6/26/2011 9:12:00 AM

Congrats on this lovely work of yours being seen by other poets! :) Keep writing. You gave the picture of death with a tint of beauty. Not something easy to do.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 6/23/2011 7:21:00 AM

Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Judith. Love, Carol

Nicola Noo

Date: 6/21/2011 11:31:00 AM

A beautiful poem - thank you for sharing

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 6/20/2011 5:20:00 PM

Congrats Judith on this sad poem "Beached" being featured. Vince

S.Jagathsimhan Nair

Date: 6/19/2011 11:06:00 PM

Poignant ...the image is haunting...Nice.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 6/19/2011 2:51:00 PM

Congrats Judith on your featured poem this week on PS.. a great one to share with us all luv.

John Rhinem

Date: 3/12/2011 5:13:00 PM

Smile ~ enhancing the experiences all around; such as the state of emotions that the reader would find themselves within while as viewing say, this particular piece of artistics offering.... ~ Again, good to meet your precious light and keep brushing these canvas' of your priceless heart and Souls my dear Judith ~ "Love, 'Always,'" John! ~ Ps. Smile, and as for your beauties statement; "Yes," I Am but a desperado it does so seem, my dear; bye!:) ~

John Rhinem

Date: 3/12/2011 5:05:00 PM

Smile ~ amid varied perceptions not only aside from the poets original intent of expressions etc., but also as viewed by the different eyes which behold its creation ~ A great example of this wonderful truth I would say is that I myself could turn this stirring verse in one direction or another and find an entirely different view thus to make my humbled com upon.... ~ Smile, truly beautiful really my dear but also, there are other factors which come into play thus only ~ Cont:)

John Rhinem

Date: 3/12/2011 4:44:00 PM

Smile ~ first I wish to thank your beauty for stopping by my dear; very kind and yes, a great example from what you were saying would thus be found below amid Anthonys com upon this profound painting of a poe my dear but also, one of the many joys within verse which I have found amid my virgin so to speak moments of its knowing is that often times it is as an abstract canvass of which can be seen as your treasures had mentioned ~ Cont:)

Anthony Nutter

Date: 3/12/2011 4:04:00 PM

This poem haunts ones thoughts through each and every stanza. Excellent piece.

John Rhinem

Date: 3/12/2011 9:53:00 AM

Smile ~ Well then, it looks like She broke on through to the other side; good for her; out of the black and into the blue; sweeet, indeed ~ Ahhh, to see beyond the passing of but this blink in time is, to see ~ Very moving and soulfelt verse my dear so, keep brushing the colours of, love I would say ~ "Love, 'Always,'" John!:) ~