Coastal

At lowest tide, you shimmer at my feet,
fluid glass thinly glazes my squirming toes
Pacific respite from today’s prevailing heat
The cycle of waves, on and on it goes,
a watered source of lifeforms grand and small
Your mollusk, Pisces, star, survive and thrive,
‘neath waters dark and deep with cloud and squall,
Your oceanic underworld abides
Above, below, each day these worlds collide
Horizons far delineate both spheres
On liquid current surge the wild things ride
Our lives lived out, separately but here,
entwined by water, air, the sand, the sea,
where waves will pass and creatures come to be.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Beaufort Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Fran, you've given me a moment at the beach and now I am smiling inside. A nice gift this is.
Getz Avatar
December 4, 2023 at 9:12 PM
At many levels, this poem is quite good.
Brown Avatar
April 28, 2023 at 8:38 AM
Fran, I read this one to my Mom and we both love it!
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