facing the sea

when on the sandy shore,
I look out to sea.
it's restlessness says more
than solid land to me.

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querulously

The introspective silence
of winter's muffled snow
inspires me to travel south
so off to the beach I go!

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This Place

here there are no wounds,
no scars from past assaults.
here is where the healing is
smoothing out all faults.

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quaintly quirky quadrille

All the shore's a stage,
with only the waves to watch,
their rippling applause, with a moment's pause,
as the sea comes rushing back.

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mastering the paraphrase,
taming adjectives
cleaning up the clutter
where the writer lives.

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faring on the sea

Restless on the land means work,
restless on the sea? A perk
of vacations blithely sailing,
whatever breezes are prevailing.

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when I hear the palm trees clatter
like wind-blown castinets,
their clicking rhythm takes away
all sorrows, all regrets.

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sand soothe
weary back
salty water
heal wound

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I used to dance on the stage,
now I dance on the shore
I danced there because I love applause
but I love the ocean more.

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sound track

waves are this world's prompters
little echoes of what should be
whispering, when we lose our way,
"just listen to the sea."

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Prevail in me

Peace, calmness of the sea
Come, I bid you come
Do not stray amidst all chaos
Come, I plead, prevail in me

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quadrillerie

rush to the beach
as each
wavelet
wets my feet

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quadrille

here they advance
embracing the shore,
then lacy and flirting
retreating once more.

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quirky quadrille

Wave to the waves as we watch them dance,
tossing their heads, graceful in trance.
Pulling us in with their dashing and splashing,
Brightening the beach as they flash in the sun.

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at the point

rocks, wavy with green algae,
drift outward in the bay.
hiding a feast for sea birds,
in their contrary display.

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this unsure world and unsure land
I wish would offer me
some small part of what I feel
near the sea's serenity.

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sleep
replace in me
this death
(fear)


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our quadrille

Above the sand a storm is in the sky
and a worried gull goes flying by.
The rambunctious friends won't listen to his wisdom;
they shout unabashed, "This is our kingdom!"

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lightning exciting
the bleached shore
a lobster retreats
expecting nothing more

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stormy flashes on the sea
light show above black waves.
if rappers had effects like these
they'd always play to raves.

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serene
siren song
(along this)
sibilant sea, shore

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Such a plethora of textures,
this land of sea and shore.
where any eye can taste and see
the bounty of its store

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wisdom's
schism
in-
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our quadrille part 2

We are dancing and singing
and laughing and playing.
Our feet kick up the sand
as we dance; one woman and one man.

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our quadrille part 3

We've been best friends forever,
living in our beachy homes.
Leaving driftwood fires and sand castle endeavours,
would be like a bath-hot ocean with no foam.

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