Carolyn Devonshire Poet Free verse

The Boardwalk

The Boardwalk

Whistles, jeers
Unrelenting young men
Ladies in swimsuits sigh while passing by

Screams from the Wild Mouse
Creaking ominously against summer skies
What happens if it fails to make that turn?

Spinning wheels, colorful trophies
“Step right up and try your luck!”
“Come on, Dad, it’s just a buck.”

Children’s laughter
Fun House draws a youthful audience
Mom and Dad slurp snow cones outside

Buzzing overhead
Plane with trailer invites diners:
“Sample succulent fare at Oyster Pad”

Honking trams
Make room for commuters
Who heckle pedestrians

Pounding surf
Lovers entwine beneath the wooden planks
Whispering promises of eternal affection

Cooing pigeons
Stalk the waffle stand
Wings flutter when bounty’s found

Yawning toddlers
Mothers cradle in their arms
Dads wearily tote huge, stuffed bears


* for the Sounds of Summer challenge

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Robert Pettit January 29, 2011 at 9:28 PM You could be describing several different places along the New Jersey Shore with this entry. Wherever this place is, you have described it well with your words.

Robert A. Dufresne June 6, 2010 at 5:21 PM What a grand trip you have escorted us on in this descriptive ensemble of sights and sounds,Carolyn! congrats to you! thank you for your much welcomed comment. Have been going through a serious dry spell of late...but will probably not be for much longer I hope. God love you. Robert

Linda Milgate June 3, 2010 at 11:35 PM Really nice, congradulations, brings back memories. thanks

Laura Mckenzie June 3, 2010 at 3:24 PM Carolyn~ Congratulations on your win in my Sounds of Summer contest! Love Laura :0)

Amy Green June 2, 2010 at 9:42 PM Great job, makes me feel like I am right there. Congrats!

Joseph Spence Sr May 23, 2010 at 6:22 PM This is so excellent! I lived in Brighton Beach, NY once. On my way home from work, I would get off the subway at Coney Island and walk the boardwalk back to Brighton Beach. It was so amazing seeing the sights. I went back two years ago and took some pictures of where I used to live; then I sat on the boardwalk and fed the sea gulls. It was so much fun. This piece is memory refreshing. Blessings, Joseph

Joe Flach May 20, 2010 at 8:31 AM Great job. It seems your words have placed many readers on their favorite beaches and boardwalks. For me, it puts me at a Nathan's hot dog stand in Coney Island. This is a winner for sure in the contest. Joe

James Peranteau May 19, 2010 at 9:38 AM I felt like I was at Wildwood Carolyn ! Great poem ! Great entry ! Who can't relate to this ? james

Timothy Brumley May 17, 2010 at 11:33 PM Wow! For a second there I could smell salt water and I could have sworn I heard gulls screeching out the window here! Thank You Carolyn for the contest and all your wonderful comments. PS check out my poem "A Specter Speaks To War". I had to chop it in half due to the length, talk about breaking the meter! Anyway, the poem is my tribute to William Shakespeare and is a repeating Shakespearean. Sonnet X 6.

Amy Green May 17, 2010 at 4:55 PM Awesome Carolyn! Reminds me of VA Beach in the summer, or one of many places in Cape Cod. You sure did capture it perfectly.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 17, 2010 at 4:18 PM So dear to my heart is your write Carolyn.. good luck in the contest.. u covered each sound so well... not leaving till tomorrow but just had to support my friend Irma.. in her first contest... thankxxx so very much for choosing "Promessa" as your 5th place winner today in the Sunset Silhouettes contest.. it was a photo that said so so much.. appreciate the win ..luv.. Linda-Marie.

John Loving Iii May 17, 2010 at 4:14 PM sounds like a date. for me and my new girl. i got her!!! john

Sara Kendrick May 17, 2010 at 4:03 PM Sounds like a fun summer day at the beach with all those interesting people around..Keep the creative pen flowing...I included a picture with the write that you commented on Writerscafe.org...A picture from the morning showing the fog, clouds and rain.....I think when I got up this morning my hormones stayed in bed for I have been on the verge of being sick virus and feeling down...Sara

Debbie Guzzi May 17, 2010 at 2:37 PM such a dear and evocative write...good times! Light & Love

James Fraser May 17, 2010 at 7:23 AM Carolyn, reading your words. It was just like being there. Good luck in the contest >> James

Doris Culverhouse May 16, 2010 at 5:46 PM GREAt write!! You know it is an unsolved mystery on how Kramer gets his money and pays his rent. He is a mess but funny.

Charles Henderson May 16, 2010 at 4:19 PM You have soup mail. Charles

Heidie Buys May 16, 2010 at 3:35 PM So very picturesque, you sure have nailed this one. Well done. Love Heidie

Caroline Cécile Delacroix May 16, 2010 at 3:13 PM Very nice write, perfectly depicting the sounds of summer, Carolyn. Reminds me of the song, "under the boardwalk". Good luck in the contest. Best wishes, love, Caroline.

Chuck Keys May 16, 2010 at 3:06 PM light fluffy and very pleasant ... brings back a lot of memories; very well stated, thank you, chuck.

Timothy Brumley May 16, 2010 at 10:24 AM I'm new here. How do I enter your contest without putting my name on my poem??????

Gert W. Knop May 16, 2010 at 4:25 AM Lovely poem, Caroly! Wished I could be there...Best of luck in the contest! Thanks for your explanation what "Red Tide" means. Does the name come from red algae washed ashore? "The Modern Jazz Quartet" is well presented on youtube's music videos...Wishing you all the best...Love, Gert

Dr.Ram Mehta May 16, 2010 at 4:01 AM A wonderful poem with apt images. Good luck in the contest

John Rhinem May 15, 2010 at 10:09 PM ....holding, a stuffed and happy, blue eyed, with a silly grin, teddy bear for "You!" ~ "Very Lovely Write Dear Carolyn, Devonshire!" ~ "Love Always To You & Yours," John! ~ Smile, see you at the boardwalk---Bye:)

John Rhinem May 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM "Carolyn Devonshire!" ~ Smile, you know, I always loved Your name dear; so very pretty; just like this pleasantly portrayed moment in time of a poem! ~ Hello dear lady, I hope that life has been treating Your many splendors absolutely beautifully!? ~ And, I loved the way it seemed that You took us from the beginning of the day to its very end--And you know, I could almost see myself there, holding....Cont....

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