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The Seashore

The seashore lets through cracks of light
And is the cradle of a bird in endless flight
Loss to the bounds of sea and sky 
Plummeting and barreling through invisible doors
Hoping to always reach a higher epiphany of being
The seashore is the entrance way to all of this and more
As I stand with my feet in the sand
And beckon the gods to show me all that they are
The shells made of infinitesimally tiny glittering particles
Open up their eyes and open their souls 
Asking me to trace their loving back into the beginning of time

Copyright © Katie-Jayne Boardman | Year Posted 2016

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Judy Ball Date: 11/15/2016 12:24:00 AM Beautifully written with great expression and wonderful imagery this took me back to the shores of my youth when I used to lie in the sand and dream. Great job and a big seven from me. God Bless, JB Login to Reply Katie-Jayne Boardman Date: 11/15/2016 12:35:00 AM Thank you Judy for your great feedback. I'm glad it took you back to your youth.

Chris Green Date: 11/10/2016 1:59:00 PM This is beautiful and so enchanting. And seashore has the east coast written all over it. : ) Really nice. Login to Reply Katie-Jayne Boardman Date: 11/15/2016 12:36:00 AM Yea we just call it the beach as well, but I tend to use some traditional poetic language ;) Chris Green Date: 11/10/2016 2:09:00 PM Ooops, I guess I was a little off there. :) I'm originally from the U.S. east coast and there it is "The Seashore" or "The Shore", but every where else I have been it is either 'The Coast" or "The Beach" Though, I've never been to NZ. Katie-Jayne Boardman Date: 11/10/2016 2:03:00 PM Thanks Chris! I'm from NZ, cool that it sounds like east coast