Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

On the Beach

waves lull me to sleep 
my eyes drifting and fluttering 
but wait didn’t I want to see the twilight?
They open in uninterested slits
the melody of the ocean lullabying me into total relaxation
a joyful reunion with my loved ones who have gone ahead
I wake to the enthusiastic laugh of a toddler.
One of those shrill excited scream shriek laughs.
An unexpected smile parades across my lips.
I am forgetting to grieve now.
It is impossible to be sad here.
I smoosh my fingers into the sand, feeling loved.

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Kim Rodrigues January 27, 2021 at 4:00 AM I hope you feel so loved. Is the grief about your mother, sweet friend? Kim Rodrigues January 28, 2021 at 4:16 PM An awful way to go. May she rest in peace. Hugs to you, my friend... Caren Krutsinger January 27, 2021 at 4:28 AM It's the only grief I ever really had. My father had Alzheimers and wanted to go, but my mother had a painful lingering cancer in the bones death a year ago tomorrow.

Gershon Wolf January 26, 2021 at 5:42 PM Sun and sand promotes 'good grief!' lol. Here's to the beach! :) gw Caren Krutsinger January 27, 2021 at 4:29 AM Thank you for stopping by Gershon.