3085 KM
and a single heartbeat
Atlantic waves
beckon me.
Calling out from the battered seashore.
Directing their dirge through shattered stones and glacial winds.
“Eastward, dear friend. Eastward,” they croon.
For in that eastward place, where
gleaming cerulean waters whisper to my heart, and
halcyonic rhythms echo in my mind,
I am free.
Jagged shorelines
kiss my soul with sweet sentimentality,
leaving me longing for
my return. To that place. My place.
Nevermore to abandon the
ocean breeze as it pulls me closer.
Pieces of my being left on that shoreline.
Quintessential essences of my being.
Rock. My rock.
Seawater sanctuary. My sanctuary.
Treasured island of mine.
Under skies of bliss and chaos, my
veritable heaven on earth.
Where the people are as genuine and hardy as the
xanthic marshes where the blueberries grow in the unforgiving climate.
Yielding the sweetest of fruits, and the sweetest of memories.
Zen. My Zen. My home.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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This is utterly gorgeous. I was captivated insantly by the title and the poem was equally as alluring and warm to read.
So glorious! Go Cathy Go! 😊
I do love me some coastline! Wistfully & beautifully done, Cathy!
Your imageries were so vivid and evocative! The flow of your poem was so smooth and it was so beautifully penned! I loved it so much!
I'm not much for poetry but cudoes for finding a way to use every letter in the alphabet except for G!
Oh, this is so gorgeous and full of longing. ❤️
😍. Didn’t even realize what it was til I got to the end -and went back to check the letters, amazing.
Beautifully done as usual, Cathy.
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Lovely words and a likely Top Story
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What a beautiful poem. The imagery is so vivid, and you’ve managed to expand my vocabulary a bit along the way! Great job.
Beautifully described! Such a lovely read, took me right there!
Gorgeous poem, Cathy! I've lived on the Pacific coast and I still miss the majesty of the ocean. You've captured it well!
There is a draw to the ocean, yours the east, mine the west. Zen is the perfect word for it. Cathy this is Wonderful and beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful.
I feel.you. I dream of living by the ocean. Beautiful. ❤️
Ah, you've got me yearning for something that isn't even mine.
"kiss my soul with salty sentimentality," Oh, boy 😁
Fabulous!!! Love your nature poem!!!💕❤️❤️