Blast of Sand and Surf Premiere Contest Winner

the beach’ll be a blast
             of sand and surf
          relax,
       of surf and sun
     enhance.
the ebb and flow,
    a slow
       down swish
         of flow and romance.
the embrace
    of salty air,
          that we share,
        and seaside beat
     of gulls and feet.
a splash
    of feet and hands
       forming castles
     that retreat,
   with each push and pull
of the seashell
   adorning,
      ocean core.
        a retreat,
     seaside beat,
   hot in sun,
  a breezy-beachy blast
of romance,
     complete with clinking
   hurricane glass.
paradise of piña coladas
      and sunny smiles
under attentive palms.
   back in the sea,
      the swish of waterfalls -
  plenteous and frothing.
marvelous
     enchantment
        of vertiginous
     waves pulling
   me away
from the shore…

5/2/2022

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Date: 8/20/2024 4:20:00 PM
Beautiful...I can feel the pull, too! <3
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Date: 5/23/2024 12:41:00 AM
Beautiful poem Kim. I appreciate the invitation to the beach party. The next round is on me. Take care and keep up the words of wonder.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/23/2024 6:15:00 AM
Thank you, Randy! Have a blast of sand and surf :)
Date: 5/21/2022 11:51:00 PM
A lovely poem. Well done.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/22/2022 3:38:00 PM
Thank you, Jeanette!
Date: 5/12/2022 7:50:00 AM
The brilliance of your descriptive words and structure of poem to feel like waves ebbing and flowing is sublime, Kim! Love this, and a fave!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/22/2022 3:37:00 PM
Thanks so much, Laura!
Date: 5/9/2022 5:39:00 PM
Sounds like a wonderful time at the beach, Kim. Congrats on the trophy. It was well deserved. Bill
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/10/2022 7:15:00 AM
Thank you, Bill!
Date: 5/6/2022 6:44:00 PM
WOW! what a creative beach song, Dear Kim! How lovely is the unique form - wish I could write like this! This definitely deserve the trophy honour! Love ~ Mala
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/6/2022 7:21:00 PM
Thank you so much, Mala! :)
Date: 5/5/2022 1:39:00 AM
Congratulations Kim! Well done! Podium finish!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/6/2022 9:28:00 AM
Thank you, Caren!
Date: 5/4/2022 9:13:00 PM
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... making me long again for "beach delight" since the Lord did allow me to enjoy soaking myself in the "Ragay Gulf" which is near our camp site (last month for a respite from ministerial work.) I'm now looking at the "multi-colored stones" I collected from the shore. God bless you.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/6/2022 9:29:00 AM
God bless you, Beata, sweet sister-in-Christ! God is good to refresh us.
Date: 5/4/2022 7:33:00 PM
Congratulations, Kim, on such a fine poem! Beach longing rings like a school bell calling us in. Best wishes. Brian
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/6/2022 9:30:00 AM
Thanks, Brian! My daughter and granddaughter headed for the car as I headed to dip my toes into the ocean water, to breathe in the sea air, to watch and hear the call of its refreshment!
Date: 5/4/2022 10:09:00 AM
Kim congratulations on your number one placement! Not only did you put me at the beach on a summer's day - hearing the ocean, feeling the sun, feeling the sand between my toes, hearing the click of ice in glasses, but your form perfectly mimicked the ebb and flow of the waves - the whole beach scene! So creative! Wonderfully done! Here's to summer!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/4/2022 6:28:00 PM
Thank you, Sam! To be at the beach even in our mind is good!
Date: 5/4/2022 7:29:00 AM
Beautiful free verse. Congratulations!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/4/2022 6:28:00 PM
Thank you, Christuraj!
Date: 5/4/2022 4:24:00 AM
Nice, Kim, kinda reminds me of a more expressive Footle and the formatting does very much add ebb and flow
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/4/2022 5:43:00 AM
Thank you, Jeff! I appreciate your comment!
Date: 5/2/2022 6:48:00 PM
Your poem makes feel that I am right by water's edge, Kim. Wonderful, wonderful. A giant FAVE! Thanks, gw
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/2/2022 7:15:00 PM
Thank you! I was at the beach two days ago! Hadn’t seen the ocean in 2 years, and I was in the same area where as a child I saw it for the first time. I brought home a seashell. I was with family and we didn’t stay long…just enough time to dip my toes.
Date: 5/2/2022 12:40:00 PM
Marvellous descriptions. Hugs.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/2/2022 3:27:00 PM
Thank you, friend!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/2/2022 2:08:00 PM
Thank you, friend!
Date: 5/2/2022 11:27:00 AM
Rip tide calling! Enjoyed! Aloha!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/2/2022 11:44:00 AM
Thank you, Rico! Aloha!
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