Low Tide Poems - Poems about Low Tide

Low Tide The moon continues her cycle Around our earthly sphere And with gravity she pulls At the waters deep and clear The planet keeps on spinning And the land moves either side Of the manipulated water And the beach receives its tide. The water now is distant And the seabed is on view Low tide for short hours Before it’s hidden by...

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Old mooring pylon with shag aloft, wings flapping. Fitness freaks with dogs jog the shore - one woman in particular, her thighs slapping. An old heron and I are amused - we fly away, both of us clapping. Written: circa 1993...

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Low tide The tide slips out and the sand becomes part of time Sifting moments into memories scattered along a shore of neglected feelings, disappearing on the dampened outline of life...

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Low Tide Act 1: Sand I remember The hushed curve of a wave Spooling around my heart Unfurled strength Melting to the rhythm of a calming storm Passing across the damp reflection of evening sand Act 2: Moon I remember The fickle breath of foam Whispering against my back Honey-stained Paspalum Basking in slivers of bleached sun Leaping across the sails of a thousand ships ...

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The tide's out at present Means the water's further away There's a whole lot more Beach out there Than there was Six or even five hours ago Temporary real estate Suitable for construction Of the grandest of sandcastles Unobstructed sea views One hundred and eighty degree vista No permit required Its a longer walk to...

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carpet of hot coals ancient villagers chanting healers pound kava...

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...comes now the ebb, between twigs, someone spins its silken web... ...brown twigs are such one's fingertips desert ...

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Orange brushstrokes on the horizon bleed into the red of the setting sun The indigo sea silently extinguishes the crimson sun for another day The tide out to its peak, the sand warm beneath our feet, fingers entwined Our silence comfortable, our touch speaking for us, two hearts combined The water gently laps the sand as we stand together...

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