I lay there, feet in sand
hands buried in thought
turning grains of time.
Eroded bits, slipping
off my mind, grumbling
to the dance and pounding
of the age-old waves,
as the sea rushes in.
Ticking, one single grain
slipping through, my fingers
quartz crystals,
the hourglass of time.
Drenched in brine
white foam, flushing mind
pockets underneath,
collapsing, by one piece…
a grain at a time
slithering away, with the tide,
backwash of the sea, and mine.
I lay there, feet in sand
hands buried in thought
turning grains of time.
Life, washing thoughts back to sea
giving time back, by
polishing my soul and me.
I like the way you mix up the sea, the sand and time. Nice.
ReplyDeletebeautiful David..i can clearly see you sitting there, somehow the sand feels like strong arms that can caress your skin and yet hold it..love reading you always David and thank you for your sweet words on my "curves"..:)
ReplyDeleteWonderful my friend..it's almost like the sand can feel your emotions as well. I do enjoy your words too :)
ReplyDeleteHow time slips like sand through the fingers—nice; as is the slithering away of receding waves... the end resonates very well with the return of time. Outstanding poem.
ReplyDeletethe beach is such a great place...and the inspiration as well...sometimes that polishing is not much fun but so worth it...
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be on the beach right now, but a sand bunker is more likely. Beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteVictoria
I love "turning grains of time." That's really lovely.
ReplyDeletelove how the sand - time - life flow together in your poem. it speaks to me of changing, movement and letting go..great one shot
ReplyDeleteits nice one shot.. thanks. I enjoyed reading it...
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I like your 'polishing the soul' idea - nice One Shot, RI!
ReplyDelete"Life, washing thoughts back to sea" ~ Beautiful writing, very beautiful :) ~April
ReplyDeleteYou captured the feel and flow of the water as well as the feel and flow of realizing time all in one. Excellent. Thank you, Gay @beachanny.
ReplyDeletesmart message.
ReplyDeletelove the idea of life push back and forth, polishing your soul and you...