Beach Idyll: Spencerian Stanza

Sheer lucid waves caress this oyster beach,
an aqua drowse viewed through a saffron lend,
and siren rip tides coax into a breach
as lambent grains of sand insouciant wend
the dunes of torpid eons through the bend
of hourglasses warped like new-blown glass.
In half-remembered mimes soft breezes send,
behind my eyelids as sweet lilts amass,
the plucking of a lyre string as high seagulls pass.

4/6/18

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 2/13/2019 9:25:00 PM
Dripping with cleverly rhymed and crafted imagery. Sensational effort. Congratulations and thanks.
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 2/14/2019 8:05:00 AM
Thank you, sir.
Date: 2/13/2019 8:36:00 PM
Wow! Congrats. Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you!
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Date: 2/13/2019 9:14:00 AM
...Gorgeous. xomo! Congrats on your win Gregory :)
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 2/13/2019 10:01:00 AM
Thanks, Maureen!
Date: 2/12/2019 10:35:00 PM
Impressive. One of the rare poems in which I love each line absolutely.
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 2/13/2019 8:17:00 AM
Thank you very much, Rob.
Date: 4/6/2018 4:11:00 PM
Lov-e-ly. Tons of fabulous imagery. A FAVE for me, Dale.
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 4/6/2018 4:34:00 PM
Aw, thank so much, Line.
Date: 4/6/2018 3:44:00 PM
awesome imagery Dale and as ever I love your use of colour:-) hugs jan xx
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Dale Gregory Cozart
Date: 4/6/2018 3:59:00 PM
Thanks so much, Jan!
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