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My Five Senses

Time by the ocean is a special luxury...
rejuvenation of spirit, mental cleansing,
physical relaxation and revitalization

Scent of the ocean air...
the first indication we are near
and we savor its smell... 
actually find it stimulating

Walking along the beach...
waves roar in the distance...
sand squishes between toes... 
cold water hits feet and legs...
lowering the temperature of our very core

Seagulls dip and squawk nearby...
ships and ocean vessels sail
along the never-ending horizon
resembling children's toys

Ocean water spray... a salty taste
dinner is fish of the day for some... 
crablegs and lobster for others

Time spent by the ocean... 
a sensory treat...
smell, see, hear, feel, taste...
a sensory luxury


August 12, 2018


Five Senses Contest
By Viv Wigley
Fourth Place

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Sara Kendrick Date: 8/21/2018 3:14:00 PM Congrats on your winning work ..Way to go.. Sara Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/21/2018 3:51:00 PM Thanks, Sara

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 8/15/2018 5:33:00 AM A well deserving win, You stimulated m senses. Congrats dear Susan. Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/15/2018 9:01:00 PM Thanks, Pixie! :)

Francesca Pappadogiannis Date: 8/14/2018 12:17:00 PM I LOVE the sea and the smells... Reminds me so much of home :( I could sense all of this in your poem. Congrats Susan! :) Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/14/2018 6:51:00 PM I'm so glad you enjoyed. It's my favorite place. Thank you for reading and commenting. :)

Reason A. Poteet Date: 8/14/2018 9:38:00 AM Lovely read, Susan. Unified approach to the five senses contest. I congratulate you on your poem and placement. Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/14/2018 6:48:00 PM Thank you! I appreciate your comment.

Winged Warrior Date: 8/13/2018 9:04:00 PM Hook line and reel her in, Susan...a great catch...just be careful with the fish lol...a sea bearing write my friend...love & light...^WW^ Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/14/2018 6:47:00 PM Lol... thank you so much!

Emile Pinet Date: 8/13/2018 6:48:00 PM You paint a picture that brings your thoughts alive, as one walks along the beach with you and feels what you feel with each step you take. Emile. Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/14/2018 6:46:00 PM Oh what a lovely comment. I appreciate.

Rico Leffanta Date: 8/12/2018 3:04:00 PM The most fascinating thing about the ocean is that women are content to sit and watch the waves roll in hour after hour as if they have a kindred bond with mermaids. From your poem, you must be one of them! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/12/2018 9:26:00 PM Why thank you! And men? Well that one is obvious lol

Heidi Sands Date: 8/12/2018 9:19:00 AM Well done with this Susan. You brought us through it all nicely. Good luck in the contest :) Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/12/2018 9:24:00 PM Thank you!

Charles Messina Date: 8/12/2018 7:54:00 AM Beautiful poem, Susan! The ocean is indeed a sensory treat! Best wishes for a win...good luck! Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/12/2018 9:23:00 PM Thanks so much!

Anisha Dutta Date: 8/12/2018 6:14:00 AM WOW! Five senses to feel ocean. Great poem. All the best. Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/12/2018 9:23:00 PM Thank you.

Jan Allison Date: 8/12/2018 5:41:00 AM Such an invigorating poem which appeals to all the senses. I can relate to every line Susan, I love living on a little Island surrounded by the ever changing sea:-) This will place well I am sure!:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/12/2018 9:22:00 PM Thanks, Jan! I bet you do! It would be so amazing. Thank you, I hope so. :)

Tom Cunningham Date: 8/12/2018 4:12:00 AM I love the ocean and you've created a beautiful image of it Susan. Tom Login to Reply Susan Gentry Date: 8/12/2018 9:21:00 PM Thank you, Tom.