~The poet uses the butterfly net of language to catch fleeting images in mid-flight~

Monday, April 11, 2011


On the Edge


Like sand on the beach,
I await the tidal flow of your love.
Still, prone, stretched,
In the wind and sun,
I am quiet, pensive, and yet available.
I know that soon your frothy coldness
Will wash over me again,
To inundate me,
To suck at me,
To bubble and gurgle around me.
In your ebb and flow
My grains collide and separate.
Only the sandpipers will witness this.
But they will be too busy,
Probing my fringes for dinner,
To notice our passion.
I love the way
Your waves smash me,
And rearrange me,
And clean me,
And throw interesting treasures
Of wood, shell, and feather
Upon my nakedness
This is the jewelry
With which you have adorned me
For countless aeons.
Twice a day since always,
We have met like this
And never have our meetings
Been repetitious.
Lovers must walk this place,
And so too, philosophers, poets
And people with wounds.
Children, surfers, and dog lovers
Walk and run here, too,
All of them,
Healed in one way or another
In our meeting,
Our passion,
Our freshness.




21 comments:

  1. beautiful longings.
    well done.
    Thanks for coming.

    A++

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is really beautiful...it always heals me. I love... the interesting treasures, thrown on nakedness, the jewellery with which you have adorned me...

    ReplyDelete
  3. nice...i love the way your waves smash me, rearrange me...my fav part...

    ReplyDelete
  4. A great description of being available to the moment.

    ReplyDelete
  5. a wonderful read that took me for a walk along a beach and then suddenly Im taken as the reader on a journey like a love affair with this ocean of yours that you know so well from the words of your poetry I really enjoyed this trip thankQ Beez:)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Tiger, you always reach my deepest emotions!

    ReplyDelete
  7. " Like sand on the beach,
    I await the tidal flow of your love. "....


    and I ..
    your next web of words

    ReplyDelete
  8. voyage on the sea of love ~ lovely

    ReplyDelete
  9. "... I love the way
    Your waves smash me,
    And rearrange me,
    And clean me,
    And throw interesting treasures
    Of wood, shell, and feather
    Upon my nakedness
    This is the jewelry
    With which you have adorned me ..."

    Ohhhh so pulled me in ... thank you for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Lovely visual. Felt the water. Thank you for sharing with me/us Tiger. Please continue to do so.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I do so love the sea and the inspiration she provides, as the results are wonderful writings such as this. You have whisked me away today, on the refreshing tides of awakening. Thank you so much!

    ReplyDelete
  12. As usual, your words have kidnapped me, thanks

    ReplyDelete
  13. love this one...the sea always takes me away. well done.

    ReplyDelete
  14. This is just BEAUTIFUL!

    Not being close to an ocean anymore I forget about this twice daily miracle.

    And only the sandpipers know, a lovely touch to this.

    Thank you for sharing your awesome words and heart.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Really fine piece...speaks of past, present...and eternity. very, very good. Vb

    ReplyDelete
  16. There is no greater power than what mother nature gives us and there is no greater love. If we sit quietly we can see and hear the shores and what the earth has to tell us from wherever we are. Thank you Tiger for another inspiring thought provoking poem.

    ReplyDelete
  17. I love this one! Beautiful in both imagery and perspective. :) Thanks for sharing it with the world.

    ReplyDelete
  18. A love affair with the sea...captured it perfectly. BTW...posting problems were on my end. Vb

    ReplyDelete
  19. Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete