At the edge of Shoreline
At the edge of Shoreline
heel to heel - smiling plans
of a sudden jig into the
salt -
the child watches with
held
breath the landscape
of
all possible future rippling
in the sea - beyond shadow,
behind sense, joy flung
beyond gravity sends a
shimmered sunshined thread
into the tapestry of the
watching
child - weaving her in
celestial elixir – softly,
satisfying as fresh baked
bread
rising as a smile at the
edge of
the shoreline watching
with held breath two
shoes heel to heel
ready to dance
into the blazing sea
Nicely 'painted' scene, Pearl. I can just picture the child and her
ReplyDelete" two
shoes heel to heel
ready to dance
into the blazing sea "
And I wonder if she will resist...
I like the image of waiting....and wondering what is beyond, all in that moment before the dance begins. There is something ominous about the blazing sea, that gives me pause for concern.
ReplyDeleteBrings back memories....always fun to dance into the blazing sea!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Reminds me of watching my daughter when she was nine playing on the shores of Cape Cod.
ReplyDeleteI love the joyous feel of this - and that it's all one sentence.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this, Peal. Especially:
ReplyDelete"smiling plans
of a sudden jig into the salt"
Love that image - the two shoes, heel to heel, ready to dance.....
ReplyDeleteI wasn't expecting a blazing sea to be the destination...but why not?
ReplyDeletereminds me of my childhood years when the sea was still so new and fresh to me, and I was too excited to think in fear.
ReplyDeleteHow enchanting! The heel to heel dance of it culminating in the blazing sea is so picturesque and unexpected, I was enthralled...
ReplyDeletelove that ending - you have built the energy of the piece beautifully 'til the final wave of shoes n heels n blazing seas...
ReplyDeleteWhat stellar imagery! Just glorious.
ReplyDeleteSatisfying description of the blend of joy and anticipation that fills the child when young, and the inner child kept alive and breathing long after. Thanks for this one,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Wonderful! "Blazing sea" - I love that!
ReplyDeleteOh, for me, this brought wonderful memories of the exquisite anticipation of waiting the few seconds before we were "allowed to go in," while my parents settled themselves into positions where they could watch us in the ocean! Thank you for this lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteI'd have a bit of that blazing sea... and I can't even dance...!
ReplyDeletePearl, this reminded me of my time spent at the beach as a child. Very nice. I especially love this part,
ReplyDelete"weaving her in
celestial elixir"
Beautiful.
Pamela
Reminds me so much of happy summers, children dancing on the beach, the sound of laughter caught up in the gentle waves. A nice feeling to have on a Monday morning. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful writing...!!
ReplyDeleteexistentialism
That "landscape of all possible future" is something I remember as a child looking out to sea to realize the vastness of the world. Beautifully crafted.
ReplyDeletei like the tumble of the child's thoughts; full of awe, her shoes still on her feet
ReplyDeletemuch love...