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And You Were That Shore

. You were skipping stones and as I watched a slowly arching ripple gently kissing the shore I found myself wishing I was that ripple and you were that shore

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Luke Hobbs

Date: 12/8/2019 1:59:00 AM

Perfect wordplay. Well done, sir.

Chris Green
Date: 12/9/2019 9:44:00 AM

Thanks Luke. This is my favorite poem of mine. Glad you enjoyed it so much

Teddy Kimathi

Date: 7/24/2017 4:26:00 AM

Beautiful, emotional, romantic piece. I really enjoyed it! Congrats Chris, for having your work featured in the Poetrysoup homepage! ;-)

Chris Green
Date: 7/24/2017 8:24:00 AM

Thanks so much teddy. I appreciate your kindness.

Adeyemi Joshua

Date: 7/23/2017 3:06:00 PM

Allegory? Kudos!

Chris Green
Date: 7/24/2017 8:24:00 AM

Thank you so very much.

Susan Ashley

Date: 7/23/2017 8:42:00 AM

Hi Chris, this write is short and oh so very sweet. It's perfect, lovely, poignant and a fav :)

Chris Green
Date: 7/24/2017 8:24:00 AM

Thank you so much Susan for your kindness

William Greco

Date: 7/23/2017 7:02:00 AM

I like short and seemingly simple writings, this is really good

Chris Green
Date: 7/24/2017 8:23:00 AM

Thanks so very much William.

Debbie Duncan

Date: 7/9/2017 8:53:00 PM

Wow! This is a nice write. Thanks for liking my Pearl Moon :)

Chris Green
Date: 7/10/2017 11:24:00 AM

Debbie, thank you so much. This is one of my personal favorites and I am glad you liked it so much

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/6/2017 8:08:00 AM

A true romantic! Love this!

Chris Green
Date: 7/6/2017 10:27:00 AM

Thank you Kim. This is one of my personal favorites and I am thrilled you found it and enjoyed it so much.

Jeremy Smith

Date: 7/4/2017 3:56:00 PM

This is beautiful :) I can see myself on the beach and then transform into a wave slowly rolling onto shore two elements coming together! And I hope this helped my friend Darren too ;)

Chris Green
Date: 7/5/2017 8:39:00 AM

Well, he sure did seem to like this one so hopefully it made him smile. Thanks so much Jeremy.

Lenna Walker

Date: 5/23/2017 10:19:00 AM

So very lovely Chris, you are truly a poetic genius (in my humble opinion) It seems you have the ability to write any kind of poetry and it comes alive so beautifully :)

Chris Green
Date: 5/23/2017 10:51:00 AM

Wow, thank you Lenna for finding this one (thanks to Darren I am sure) :) This is actually one of my favorite poems and I am so happy you enjoyed this. And think you for your kind words, you are always so very nice to me.

Darren White

Date: 4/12/2017 9:27:00 AM

Just need to up the comments and views on one of my all time favourite poems :)

Chris Green
Date: 4/12/2017 11:19:00 AM

Thanks so much again and again and again my friend. :) You have good taste as this is one of my favorites as well. And like I have said before, it holds a very special meaning for me.

Tricia Campese

Date: 2/15/2017 12:05:00 PM

Simple, yet I find myself loving this so much. Keep it up, my friend ;)

Chris Green
Date: 2/15/2017 12:12:00 PM

Thanks so much my scary poetic friend. :)

Darren White

Date: 1/30/2017 8:01:00 AM

I keep coming back to this little poem, because it gives me such beautiful thoughts and feelings.

Chris Green
Date: 1/30/2017 8:58:00 AM

Thanks again my friend. :)

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 1/26/2017 3:57:00 AM

Hmm you speak volumes in few words Chris a delightful poem ty for visiting my page hugs 7

Chris Green
Date: 1/26/2017 2:00:00 PM

Thank you so very much. This is one of my favorites, I am thrilled you liked it too. I appreciate your visit and kind comment.

Darren White

Date: 12/19/2016 1:36:00 PM

Oh boy... I decided to start reading your older poems, and then I hit upon this poem of yours.... it's gorgeous, I am deeply impressed :)

Darren White
Date: 12/19/2016 2:01:00 PM

I can imagine that this would be that one poem.... 7 lines of pure beauty. I stutteringly read it over Skype to Jason (my loved one) and he loves it as much as I do...

Chris Green
Date: 12/19/2016 1:48:00 PM

Darren, if only you knew how special this little poem was to me. Thank you so much my friend. If I had only written one poem in my existence, I would want it to be this one. I appreciate your kindness always.

Doug Vinson

Date: 12/2/2016 10:03:00 AM

7. Powerful. Divine reflection of the poem back onto itself. And hey, there's that *arch* deal again. : )

Doug Vinson
Date: 12/2/2016 10:33:00 AM

Yeah, I was looking back through your poems, Chris. Arch probably aching now.... : p

Chris Green
Date: 12/2/2016 10:08:00 AM

Thanks so much Doug, This one is a personal favorite. And yeah, but check the date, posted back in early October...the arch was arching more back then. :)

White Wolf

Date: 10/26/2016 8:27:00 AM

I've returned so I can add this to my fayourites. Cheers Chris

Chris Green
Date: 10/26/2016 8:28:00 AM

Thanks again my friend. I am happy you liked this one, it is a very special poem to me.

White Wolf

Date: 10/26/2016 8:14:00 AM

I saw the vessel by your poem and thought I'd take a look.! Ah, what a great mind you have mate, no wonder it won!

Chris Green
Date: 10/26/2016 8:29:00 AM

Well, I hit submit on the above reply just as your second came through an that's where it landed, so thanks again for the fave my friend.

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 10/11/2016 3:51:00 AM

Ahh!!! How beautiful....Glad to reread this.How talented you are.

Chris Green
Date: 10/11/2016 6:26:00 AM

Thanks again Charmaine, I am happy you still liked this one the second time around. :)

Charmaine Chircop
Date: 10/11/2016 3:52:00 AM

A fave

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/7/2016 6:31:00 AM

Ahh!! How romantic..Congrats on your winning work..Thanks for stopping by..Welcome to soup..I like your avatar to match your name..Sara

Chris Green
Date: 10/7/2016 7:07:00 AM

Thank you Sara so very much for the welcome and the wonderful comment on my poem. I appreciate your visit.

Joanna Daniel

Date: 10/7/2016 6:21:00 AM

That's so sweet of you, Chris:) this is beautiful poetry indeed, congratulations on your top win:)

Chris Green
Date: 10/7/2016 7:06:00 AM

Thank you so very much Jo. I appreciate your kind comments

Teddy Kimathi

Date: 10/7/2016 5:06:00 AM

Very romantic and picturesque!!! Congrats Chris, for your well, deserved first placement in the contest!!! ;-)

Chris Green
Date: 10/7/2016 6:19:00 AM

Thank you so very much Teddy. I am thrilled you liked this one.

L. J. Carber

Date: 10/6/2016 2:37:00 PM

Quite lovely, Chris, as in replete with love-- and I like that it has the 'satori-like' feel of a haiku with its sudden insight into the soul.

Chris Green
Date: 10/6/2016 4:26:00 PM

Thanks so very much Len. I am thrilled you liked this one. I appreciate your kindness.

Tim Smith

Date: 10/6/2016 12:17:00 PM

Very nice Chris and looks like congrats are in order for a contest win.

Chris Green
Date: 10/6/2016 12:45:00 PM

It looks that way, it was a shock to me. I'm glad you liked this one. Oh, thank you so much.

Francis J Grasso

Date: 10/6/2016 11:04:00 AM

Very nice! Congratulations, Chris! ...Fran

Chris Green
Date: 10/6/2016 11:22:00 AM

Thank you so much Fran. I am thrilled you liked this one.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/6/2016 9:03:00 AM

Well done.... pd

Chris Green
Date: 10/6/2016 9:06:00 AM

Thank you so very much PD for your nice thoughts and thank you for stopping by to read.