Jeanne Mcgee Poet Imagism

Nature's Gifts

A rippled breath of calm comes across the tidelands
      Rain clouds fold themselves into the rim of the horizon
           The sun descends towards a blaze of sunset brilliance
                  Bringing the nightly patrons with chairs and cameras
                  Dogs pull at leashes wanting a seaside romp and play
             While beach side cafes fill with empty bellies
       The storms racing in to erase blue skies with grey puffs
As the temperatures drop jackets zip over hunched shoulders
Beauty sparkles in diamonds on waves shimmering to shore
         Of white, grey and blue skyscapes mirrored in shiny reflections
               A pod of whales drift about their summer home in lazy circles
                      Their spouts marking their game chasing a salmon dinner

                      Just a bit of quiet time for busy lives that came to rest
                      Given free gifts of nature as she shows her very best

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Michelle Faulkner July 16, 2019 at 3:46 PM Sunset at the beach, it can pull like a magnet, this is so winsome!

Gershon Wolf July 16, 2019 at 1:30 PM Beautifully imaged, topped off by the verity of the last two lines. Really like this one, Jeanne. :) gw Jeanne Mcgee July 16, 2019 at 2:18 PM Kind words Gershon, thank you.

Caren Krutsinger July 16, 2019 at 12:25 AM If you are not at the seaside, you should be for you tell the tale so well, I was smelling the salt water and smiling as my bare feet sunk into the wet sand. Jeanne Mcgee July 16, 2019 at 12:30 AM I hang out at the beach on a weekly basis...it's where I feel the most alive yet peaceful. Glad you got to go with me Caren!