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In the Sand

In the sand
	plastic beach
	balls beached
l
 e
  a
   c
    h
     e
      d
into the sand

cleanup
	summer season
	footsteps
			ping
		a		on the sand
	e
l

ecologists
	preached 
	beseeched
			o u t r e a c h e d
to teach the reason
of the sand

f
 e
  l
   l
	flat
	deaf ears
the sea searched
		screeched 
a silent tear
for the sand

beachcryenvironmentgriefnaturefree verse

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Paige Hind

September 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM

A haunting write, Linda- very beautiful, "reason for the sand"

Linda Alice Fowler

September 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM

Thank you Paige. Another one of my favorites. I appreciate your visits and comments. :)

Michael Tor

April 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM

We all should take responsibility for keeping this earth clean I get so upset when I see trash thrown I wish there be more law enforcing individuals who think they can trash a beautiful area how selfish and rude is that? I can't imagine being inside their homes, eeeeh lol. Great message Linda God bless you...

Linda Alice Fowler

April 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Yes we should Michael. Littering is one of my pet peeves. We were never allowed to, in my outdoorsy family, leave trash outside. Still, we often take a bag to pick up trash while we are hiking, or just walking to the mail box. Yikes! Thanks for stopping by. :)

Panagiota Romios

March 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM

Great job,Linda. I don’t know how to make people care about things on this earth. I really don’t. If we expect the world to just automatically roll out to be clean and wonderful that is not going to happen. So as long as people won’t listen, it won’t be any changes. And we deserve all we get. We don’t want to be upset so for that reason alone, we might be in great danger, but we refuse to look at it. Pangie xxx

Linda Alice Fowler

March 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Hello dear Pangie. So good to see you here today. I always enjoy your interpretations and comments. hugs :)

David Crandall

March 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM

Hi elle - well done! It's nice that some people clean up, and it's sad that many don't.

Linda Alice Fowler

March 31, 2025 at 6:33 AM

Thanks Dave my friend. Sadly, not only beaches and water sources. Our Texas highways are abominable...like driving with Tina in Mad Max. LOL

Valsa George

March 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM

Callous men through garbage and dump plastics into the rivers and oceans. All the warnings to keep the water from getting polluted fall flat in deaf ears. Powerful poem, dear Linda.

Linda Alice Fowler

March 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM

Yes Valsa. So sad. Thanks for visiting and commenting dear friend. :)

Sara Kendrick

March 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM

I'm delighted to see your winning work in Brian's winners' list. Way to go. Back with congratulations. Sara K

Linda Alice Fowler

March 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Very sweet of you to return with congrats Sara. Thank you! :)

Sara Kendrick

March 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM

Well, I hope that our present beaches can be preserved for future generations. I like the saying, come, stay, enjoy, leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but memories home. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Sara K

Linda Alice Fowler

March 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM

I love that saying! Thanks for stopping by Sara. :)

Hilda Greenhough

March 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM

It appears there is an ecological disaster. The beach needs help. I hope your poem energizes beachgoers. Good idea.

Linda Alice Fowler

March 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM

Thanks Hilda. A day on the beach for me includes picking up other people's trash along with my own. Jeeesh...you'd think their parents taught them nothing. :)

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