take me to the sea,
lay me down the sands
warmed by salt marsh snails and mottled weeds,
hollowed by the restless crabs and lonely footprints
bring me far where the white gulls fly,
bonded to craggy rocks and cliff edge
then
wash me in plumage grey,
wash me in sun webbed rays,
my wingtips quiver for the sky
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub: Poetics: Patterns, Pictures and Poems - My writing is still influenced by Manoel de Barros's poetry.
Everything from this place has a pact
with birds.
Here if the horizon reddens a little,
the beetles think it’s a fire.
Where the river starts a fish,
river me a thing
River me a frog
River me a tree.
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sigh...beautifully evocative....i love the craggy rocks by the ocean...and the sand and the rhythm of the surf....and the taste of the air...i just want to take it all in...and i will raise my wings as well..smiles.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely words Brian ~
DeleteGrace, this is just beautiful. I feel such a sense of peace as I read your poem...
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words Mary ~
DeleteOh anything to do with or, by water, and I'm 'there'... haha
ReplyDeleteLovely writing Grace :)
Especially enjoyed the "voice" in this, Grace. So glad you shared it.
ReplyDeletegoing to the beach does wash a lot of the bad things away...
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A lovely poem. I love the sea. "wash me in sun webbed rays," that would be very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteLove this...love the ocean :)
ReplyDeletereally nice- and the personification through the eyes of a gull was very well done. Just made me think of sea spray and sea gulls cawing!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful. It's always wonderful when we can read another poet that influences us in such a good way. Just finished reading a book called "Steal Like An Artist" that talks about taking things you like from other artists and using them in your own way. Check it out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation. I will check it out.
DeletePeace behind your words if only those birds didn't drop you know everywhere, would be quite the affair..haha
ReplyDeleteYou paint your picture well, heaven--I can see where you have worked some of the influence of the quoted poem into your own, in the cadence and the way the verbs tumble. I like the second couplet, especially--a grim but extremely accurate analogy, which the poem goes on to transcend.
ReplyDeleteThis immersed me in the ocean of your words, great writing!
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this writing..your imagery was on the mark as I could visualize the poem. Nice writing.
So beautiful... makes me long for the beach. We live close to it but have yet to venture ver there this year... soon, though!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Laurie. Made me long for the beach, wing tips a-quiver.
ReplyDeleteThe dream and the poem... They are so alike... Take me to the sea... Wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteThe poem reflected the image visually as well as in its content. Clever that.
ReplyDeleteah the sea is magical...isn't it...love... the restless crabs and lonely footprints ... love to walk the beach...and yeah...spread wings...
ReplyDeleteA powerfully evocative and compelling poem. It illuminates the image with perfect resonance. Brilliant job!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your beautiful pictures James ~
DeleteBeautiful lines.
ReplyDeleteThis has that lovely fluidity and passing in and out of the realms of the senses that make life filled with joy. Your words have that sense of oneness with nature and its union with a higher self, loving and caring for all things. The following lines seem to embed the experience in itself:
ReplyDeletebring me far where the white gulls fly,
bonded to craggy rocks and cliff edge
Appeal to lover, but also perhaps an appeal to life itself.
Beautifully evocative! Loved it and the poem that inspired you. Wonderful writing :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Imagery extraordinaire, you used. The ending is delicate yet strong. I love that.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Great piece of writing, full of feeling. For me it captures the feeling of clearing and freedom going to the sea brings very well.
ReplyDeleteWonderful imagery. I live at the beach and you have painted it as it is. Yours is a peaceful scene. But some days are rocky, high tides, crashing, roaring and spilling up on beach and dunes. Yes, yours is the ocean we love, the unforgettable sounds of birds and surf.
ReplyDeleteI will think of this when I am next walking the beach at the Oregon coast (which, after this post, makes me think it had better be within the next month!):
ReplyDeletehollowed by the restless crabs and lonely footprints
Absolutely beautiful, Grace. Frankly, I thought it superior to de Barros's (and I must admit to never having heard of that poet so thank you for the link).
Your words weave the most beautiful story...
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and it rhymes so wonderfully too.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely nice and love the picture!
ReplyDeleteyou have written it so beautifully Ms.Grace..it is so refreshing..a nice read to start my day ;)
ReplyDeletevery well written..
ReplyDeleteYour poem about the sea is so refreshing. I could almost visualize myself on the seashore, and taking in all the beauties of it.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful I can hardly stand it. I actually held my breath when reading. I especially admire "my wingtips quiver for the sky". WOW! Fantastic writing.
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