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I Tumble In the Waves

there's something inside
the infrared rise of sun
across the span of ocean
that stirs within

outbursts of mind
lash against the sands
of time that swallowed you
in the tides of yesteryear
leaving me to wander alone
across the shores of life
unguarded from storms

i still taste the salty spray
in your absence, enraged
i walk alone

Copyright © Sandra Adams | Year Posted 2019

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John Watt Date: 3/17/2020 1:13:00 PM Sandra, I love that you channel your emotions into beautiful poetry. The sufferings and loss you have experienced have been polished into a deep capacity for compassion. Words (or art, in general) diffuse that sharp pain and allow others (readers) to know they are not alone. Bless you in your journey and thank you for allowing us to walk it with you. My hugs and best wishes to you today ~ John Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 3/17/2020 9:19:00 PM Thank you so much John.... glad you enjoyed it...hugs

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 8/13/2019 10:24:00 AM I love the metaphors in this reflective piece Sandra. When death snatches away a loved one emotions run high. This is so emotive of that pain that expresses itself as anger. Superb insight in your wonderful poem Sandra. : )xoxo Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 8/13/2019 11:56:00 AM Thank you Connie...death has stolen so many most of my life, last year i attended 10 funerals...half family, half people close to me.... pain lashes out sometimes.... :) hugs

M. L. Kiser Date: 8/5/2019 9:47:00 PM Sometimes we have to muster our courage and stand tall, no matter what comes. Beautifully penned. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 8/6/2019 2:07:00 PM i think strength comes in the courage, though distance may be greater than we stand, we still try to stand as tall as we can regardless.... hugs :)

Craig Cornish Date: 8/4/2019 9:49:00 PM Girl! When you let it go, it's a great ride! Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 8/5/2019 4:11:00 AM Thank you Craig my muse was rolling with the tide of life yesterday:) hugs

Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/4/2019 6:31:00 PM There is a determination in this poem that says "I am okay, I can face the storms." Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 8/4/2019 7:07:00 PM we all have to face the storms life hands us sometimes... thanks :)

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/4/2019 4:09:00 PM You certainly are spending a lot of time walking on the sand near the ocean. Intriguing writes, all of them. :) gw Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 8/4/2019 5:37:00 PM one inspirational photo sparked my muse in different directions....the ocean is one of my favorite things to watch, and the sunrise and sunsets are in the list as well... thanks Gershon....Hugs :)

John Hamilton Date: 8/4/2019 3:06:00 PM The sands of time that swallowed you...well, well, that is very cool! Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 8/4/2019 3:18:00 PM Thank you John....i have to ask my muse where that came from, she is on a sea theme now instead of the mountains...i adore nature though, so love the inspiration within it :) hugs

Line Gauthier Date: 8/4/2019 1:36:00 PM Powerful, Sandra. Love it. Login to Reply Sandra Adams Date: 8/4/2019 1:39:00 PM Thank you Line :) hugs