Love is in the air
on the beach; everywhere.
be still my fading heart
whilst I am handed fresh cares
through your eyes
I see the joy
of nature grand
cast asunder upon the sand.
Again, reminder wrought
that perfection lies not
upon bended knee,
but in whimsy sought.
how'st that I can beg,
plead for more
when nature's gifts
spread via children's lips
yea thou my ragged heart
doth question life's path on
occasion too numerous to writ
today a heart -not foregone
Presence,
presents
never throw away
my love.
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A day at the beach last week with inspiration and love handed to me by little hands.
Shared with you and my friends at One Shot
how cool the little treasures they found and the verse it conjured within...smiles. presence, presents...nice i live that...as the time you spend with them is the greatest present indeed...
ReplyDeleteindeed :)
ReplyDeleteI was truly awe-struck by the gifts they kept running up to me with. Our late afternoon at the beach discoveries had me smiling all the way home.
Ok, first I have to say...what a sweet and touching post. And that heart of stone is simply amazing! It's like a message from the Universe that you are truly LOVED!
ReplyDeleteYou're children are so beautiful.
"A day at the beach last week with inspiration and love handed to me by little hands."
Thank you for sharing, dear lady!
Hope you had a super day!
It WAS amazing Ron! They were searching for rocks at the water's edge and kept bringing stones to show me. They both brought home a handful of the most precious of their finds, but I was instructed to take pictures of all the beauties that they discovered. The green beach glass was a special treat for T, but the hearts that kept popping up were a big sign that a smile should be playing across my lips and that maybe I was blessed and loved just a teensy bit by the fates...
ReplyDeleteI love this: "...perfection lies not upon bended knee but in whimsy sought." Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery touching poem. "through your eyes / I see the joy / of nature grand / cast asunder upon the sand."
ReplyDeleteLove those lines; flows like an ocean wave.
i bet that was a magical day..i remember when my eldest was younger he found a stone shaped like a heart and i told him it was a fishes heart..that night he lay in bed crying because the fish had lost their heart...i felt ever so terrible, but proud at his sensitive mind..thanks for sharing pete
ReplyDeleteYou know you had my heart with these stones before I even read your lovely wors! And the heart stone...wow!
ReplyDeleteso touching...
ReplyDelete...when nature's gifts
spread via children's lips...is my favorite line..
I really like this one. I, too, am a beach rock collector. I may pick up many and look at them, but few end up being taken home.
ReplyDelete(That may sound like an allegory for something else, but it's not; it's really just about beach rocks)
Charming piece. Seeing nature's little gifts though the eyes of your children is... well, eye-opening. Everything takes on a magical quality. And I love the simplicity of the photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat mix of words, images and experience. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteOh so sweet, a rare gift you have to capture the beauty of the natural world and the innocence of children, with depth and sincerity.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, and the photos are awesome.
Joanny
http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/
So sweet and touching! Thank you for sharing your words and images. ♥
ReplyDeleteLook at all you beautiful comment lovers! Welcome, welcome my friends.
ReplyDelete*Glynn, Dustus and Claudia, I appreciate your praise and figure between the lot of you, that makes the whole poem well liked.
*What a sweet story Pete. It was a pretty special day
*See Suzi! You and I are kismet sisters. Rocks, water, trees; love em all.
ReplyDelete*It is almost embarrassing how many rocks we have at my house Eric. I love them as much, if not more than the kids do! People hate to help me move, as when the question "What's in this box? Rocks?" Is thrown out, I sheepishly have to admit YES!
ReplyDelete*It is a gift to have children shower you with love and visions from their world PattiKen and Joanny. They really can be refreshing and sweet sometimes. Thank you both for stopping by today.
ReplyDelete*Ben and Jenna I am happy to meet you and am glad you stopped by. I will have to pop by both of your sites and repay the kindnesses you have both offered me. Thanks
ReplyDeleteA simply lovely mix of poetry and photography-- well done!
ReplyDeletehttp://mairmusic.wordpress.com/
That is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt is always good to see you Marilynn. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWell, look who we have here! Hello Linc. It is wonderful of you to stop by. Thanks for your comment love :)
ReplyDeleteThis piece captures so well the spirit, the wonder the infinite capacity that a child has
ReplyDeletelove it - "never throw away my love" splendid post...bkm
ReplyDelete*Thanks Gwei Mui. There is that rare occasion that I stop and notice it. :)
ReplyDeleteI always appreciate when you stop by BKM. You have such talent, hence your words mean alot. Thank you
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