Godless Soul

a pebble on the beach
slips through the sifting of 
the sands
 
ebbing of the tide,
retreating waters 
cupped in his hands

cloudy banks emerge
like billowing 
bursts

idle are his ideas
as the rain falls 

the winds gush the salted spray-
and she emerges
through the seaweed strands
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Castro Avatar
August 28, 2011 at 4:40 AM
this reminds me of the harvest the harvest parable of jesus when he speaks about harvesting the wheat vs the weeds this put a smile on my face thanks for posting this
Krieger Avatar
June 20, 2011 at 3:57 AM
A nicely painted picture. Kudos
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