Gary Radice Poet Rhyme

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Published: 6th July 2024

Image: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Reworked from a poem I originally wrote and published here: 21st May 2021

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Sea Glass

with bitter winds of sand and spray
and flecks of rain against my face
how different this land looks today
a drenched, vast, unforgiving place.

as turbines veiled in mist offshore
first fade then vanish out at sea
the sun, it seems, shines here no more
with frosted air surrounding me.

yet how could light forever shine
upon a beach, its sea and crowds
when storms have always over time
obscured the sun behind the clouds?

such weathered moments on the land
can help cast magic with cold seas
 - one day this broken glass and sand
may form warm, precious memories.

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Rachel Treacher April 4, 2026 at 4:20 AM Mesmerising! I love they are also known as mermaid tears or pirate gems - transformative. Gary Radice April 4, 2026 at 5:51 AM Thanks Rachel. I’ve not heard of those names before but love them. Whoever came up with those must have been a great poet at heart with a great imagination. Cheers - Gary

Susan Ashley November 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM Dear Gary, it's such a pleasure to return and reread this splendid poetic gem once again. I still adore this piece. I love the sea in stormy weather, too, and sea glass smoothed by the adversity of the sea. Congratulations for your success in Mark's contest. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan Susan Ashley November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM Oh definitely, I love the sea, especially sea glass and can get lost in imagining the romanticism of what old shape it used to be and where it came from.. like from the Titantic or some other antique ocean liner :) As for the marathon, I think it’s too close to call.. it all depends on this final placement I think. The contest is great fun and what a pleasure to read such amazing poetry throughout the many miles :)) Gary Radice November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM Hi Susan. Lovely to read you again. :) Thank you! There’s just something about the sea isn’t there that appeals to so many poets? I think you must be favourite to finish first past Mark’s marathon line. If you do it will be so very well deserved. Cheers - Gary

Andrea Dietrich October 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM A great rhymed poem. Big congrats on this leg of the marathon Gary Radice October 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM Many thank yous Andrea. Cheers - Gary

Mark Toney October 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM Gary, I love the balance in your candid reflections on life, set against the positivity of the last stanza, “one day this broken glass and sand may form warm, precious memories.” Congratulations on your top 10 win on Mile 19 of my 2025 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on, because Mile 20 has already started. Gary Radice October 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM Thanks Mark. I'm almost out of breath (poems) but just managing to hang on in there. :) Cheers - Gary

Hiba Junaid April 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM I was enveloped in such a dream-like state reading this poem, and the last two lines just brought a smile to my face. Your imagery is so beautiful, ethereal, and full of wonder. I just love reading your poems, Gary. Be Blessed, always - Hiba <3 Hiba Junaid April 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM They really do, Gary. I completely understand what you're saying as a fellow poet. I love the rain as well. Thank you for explaining the poem's meaning - I feel as if I have discovered another layer to this wonderful poem. Gary Radice April 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM Thank you Hiba. This poem was my attempt to describe how we often mellow in our thoughts (and ourselves) with the ebb and flow of time and how the present may in years to come look better and brighter to us than we see and feel it right now. This is also a reminder to myself that I can be guilty of adding sunshine to the past in my poetry when of course it rained back then as well. I’ll add that I also love to walk in the rain. The beach, the sky and the sea all take on a different ‘persona’ in adverse weather don’t they? :) Thanks again Hiba. Read you soon. Cheers - Gary

Sara Kendrick January 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM I like the picture and the work. The work has good rhymes, rhythm, and flow. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it. Sara K Gary Radice January 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM ..and thanks for your comments Sara. I very much appreciate them. Cheers - Gary

Bj Legros Kelley January 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM I love this Gary, it brought back memories of cold grey storms in New York from early memories, and then simply lit up at the end with warmer moments in spring and summer on the same beach warmed by sunshine, very contrasting moments in the same location. I do love sea glass, taking the shattered broken fragments and the sand and water polishing into beautiful sparkling gems. That is what your poem literally feels like, the redeeming of a somber place holding promise for another day. LOVELY poem Gary Radice January 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM Thanks Bj for your great commemts and descriptions. I'm often drawn to the sea and inclement weather for my poetry ideas. They lend themselves so well to descriptions and mood setting. It's always lovely to hear when a poem of mine is able to conjure up such thoughts and memories as your own described here Bj. Thanks so much for your visit. Cheers - Gary

Jan Allison September 1, 2024 at 1:11 PM what an exquisite rhyme Gary, the final stanza resonates with me as someone we know had her engagement ring made out of sea glass - she and her partner spend many months on their boat in exotic foreign locations but the glass was found on our Island and designed and made here too!:-) hugs Jan xx Gary Radice September 1, 2024 at 9:56 PM Jan that's lovely. Lucky people. I'll be honest and say that I didn't know what the heck sea glass was before I started writing this so a quick Google put me in the picture. Some of this poem describes a walk on the beach in the rain that Ann and I got caught up in many moons ago. I remember the waves sounding louder and thinking to myself as to how powerful the sea really is. Thanks for your comments. Cheers - Gary

Susan Ashley August 31, 2024 at 8:37 AM Dear Gary, lyrical rhythm and rhymes sweep me up and away in the melancholy beauty and introspection of your verse. Hardship does possess the magic to transform into a thing of beauty. Your golden pen shines in this amazing piece! Congratulations for your win in Craig's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Susan Ashley August 31, 2024 at 2:05 PM Yes, I love when that happens.. the best kind of poetic experience, in my humble opinion! Gary Radice August 31, 2024 at 1:25 PM Thank you Susan for your wonderful comments. I wasn't sure what to make of Craig's contest at first and decided I wasn't going to enter but ultimately I'm glad I did. I wasn't too clear where I was going with the poem but it appeared to just take on a life of its own when I wrote it. :) Cheers - Gary

Sam Kauffman August 21, 2024 at 12:37 PM Gary, your metaphoric poem is so beautifully articulated. Your poem matches the lyric cadence of the tides upon the sands. Such an enjoyable read I love the last stanza with its magic. So delighted this gem placed. Congratulations on your win. Cheers and blessings! Wonderful to see you posting again! Gary Radice August 21, 2024 at 12:58 PM Thanks so much Sam once again for your ongoing support and encouragement. It’s truly appreciated. I adapted an old poem of mine to fit into Craig’s contest. Thanks again. :) Cheers - Gary

Paige Hind July 30, 2024 at 9:03 PM Beautiful work, Gary! Wow :) Gary Radice July 31, 2024 at 2:09 AM Thank you Paige. Thanks so much for visiting, reading and complimenting my poem. It’s all very much appreciated. Cheers - Gary

Charlotte Puddifoot July 27, 2024 at 1:17 PM a lovely poem written in your signature style, which i always enjoy, and a good take on the contest theme - congrats on your placement! Gary Radice July 28, 2024 at 4:37 AM Thanks Charlotte. Congratulations to you too for your stunning poem that won. I think there’s a specific style that Craig particularly likes, one that comes so naturally to you and a style that if I attempted..well..my poem wouldn’t even get off the ground. :) Thanks again. Cheers - Gary

Paula Goldsmith July 24, 2024 at 7:55 AM Congratulations on your win. A wonderful write with a pretty picture. On one beach I once found some pretty sea glass. I wish you would write more.... Have a blessed day writing away............... Gary Radice July 24, 2024 at 12:48 PM Thanks Paula. It was interesting to read everyone’s take on Sea Glass with their entries. I’ll be honest and state that I’m not a great lover of contests but I felt the pull of Craig’s subject here and the words flowed. Cheers - Gary

Ink Empress July 23, 2024 at 11:06 PM Back to congratulate you on your win: this is beautiful: and i loved it Gary Radice July 24, 2024 at 12:02 AM Thank you I E. Cheers - Gary

Ink Empress July 14, 2024 at 11:29 AM dear gary, this is beyond beautiful and so deeply meaningful and i love the questioning there and how youv also painted imagery in such a captivating cadence! You have a way with words and delivering thoughts in such an eloquent manner. And i especially loved “one day this broken glass and sand might form warm, precious memories.” Hope amidst all storms that obscured the sun and veiled its gold is why this is precious and soulfully divine and uplifting! Pleasure reading this! Best wishes Gary Radice July 14, 2024 at 11:47 AM Thanks so much Ink Empress for your wonderful words. Cheers - Gary

John Oldham July 13, 2024 at 4:52 PM Love the take on this, Gary. Unique perspective taking the negative as a common thing (which it is), but then turning it into a future positive. I'm liking your poems - Best, John Gary Radice July 13, 2024 at 9:15 PM John, thanks so much for your visit, comments and the great compliment. I appreciate it all. Cheers - Gary

Michelle Faulkner July 13, 2024 at 10:18 AM I love your flow and meter, your rhymes always come together seamlessly, I also like the contrast of cold rain and the image of sunny beaches, hope it's a winner for you~ Gary Radice July 13, 2024 at 2:53 PM Thank you Michelle. The first 6 lines were from an old (now deleted) poem. Lines 7, 8 and the last 2 stanzas were added later. I saw the potential for it when I saw Craig's contest. Place or no place I enjoyed the challenge and its one of those rare poems I've written that didn't need too many rewrites until I was happy with it. :) Cheers - Gary

Paul Callus July 10, 2024 at 2:15 PM This poem brings into view your technical abilities, Gary. The broken glass meets the challenge of the moody sea, and over time loses its jaggedness becoming smoothly frosted; same things happens to us as we mellow with the passing of time. ~ Best regards // paul Gary Radice July 10, 2024 at 2:39 PM Thank you Paul. I have edited my initial reply to you as I was rambling on too much and in the end only managed to say half of what you had already said in your great comments so succinctly. LOL! Thanks again Paul. Your comments are very much appreciated. Cheers - Gary

Sam Kauffman July 10, 2024 at 10:07 AM Gary, this is pure poetic delight! Your imagery is spot on delivering a sense of turmoil in an "unforgiving place" of "weathered days" in "frosted air" topped off with a sense of hope. Just really well done. I think I see a winner here! Cheers and blessings. Wonderful to have you writing again! This is a fav for me. Gary Radice July 10, 2024 at 11:09 AM Thanks so much Sam for your lovely comments. I tend not to enter contests now Brian's have finished (I liked his 'old poems allowed' mantra) but I saw potential in reworking an older poem of mine that, with a bit of work I thought, could be shoehorned into Craig's contest. As with all contests I enter it's nice to place but more important to me is the fact that I'm just happy with my poem...and I'm 99% happy with this one. :) Thanks for the fav Sam and, as always, your valued comments. Cheers - Gary

David Crandall July 7, 2024 at 10:40 PM great poem, Gary, like especially the last two lines. Gary Radice July 7, 2024 at 10:44 PM Thanks David. While you were very kindly commenting on my poem I have amended the poem very slightly. Hope you still like it. :) Cheers - Gary

Andrea Dietrich July 6, 2024 at 6:52 PM Love this, Gary. Wish I could think how to do this challenge Gary Radice July 6, 2024 at 9:40 PM Thanks Andrea. Craig's contests certainly make you think outside the box. Cheees - Gary

Lin Lane July 6, 2024 at 4:29 AM Some poets strive to rhyme, some to send a message, and some who want to be recognized as a poet just throw down words, helter-skelter hoping others will think them clever. Gary, your poetry succeeds each time you put pen to paper with perfect rhyme, cadence, and message... always beautifully expressed. Lin Lane July 6, 2024 at 8:24 AM You're very welcome, Gary. I completely share your reason for writing. It was my pleasure to commend you for your poetic talent. ;-) Gary Radice July 6, 2024 at 8:19 AM Such lovely, encouraging comments Lin. Thank you, I truly appreciate them. I always strive to focus on most (if not all) of the elements you have mentioned here. I honestly write primarily for myself and as long as I’m happy with the finished work then it’s a great thrill for me if others enjoy them too. Comments such as yours make this hobby of mine feel all the more worthwhile. Cheers - Gary

Yann Rolland July 6, 2024 at 2:25 AM enjoyed your fine poem, always keep memories, abd or good, take care Gary Radice July 6, 2024 at 8:04 AM Thank you Yann. Memories tend to write my poems. :). Cheers - Gary