This place feels like grandparents
An extension of the home
Feels just like home
And right here
When it’s orange and blue like heaven
And warmer than other places, even when it’s frigid
It has some kind of internal heater
It feels safe
An extension of the body
Only more natural
Cut off from the world
Exclusive and secret
But sometimes
When the ripples look like little bubbles coming toward me
It’s overwhelming
Just like the ocean
All the water in the world talks to each other
And I can hear them in this shining pool
Which is shallow in comparison
But never feels small
The water always moves
So it’s not stale, or forgotten
It moves, just like the other bodies
They all follow the same wind
The most current events
Can’t re-run
Can’t be a joke
Unquestionable facts
This wind is blowing
That sand is orange and blue
And that moss is turquoise
Almost
And this sand is crispy
And if you sit on this side and look over there
It’s the same
That side and this one are in love
The rocks stare at each other
And I can watch them do it
Like a movie I’ve seen a hundred times
This is the beginning
When it’s still too cold to sit in
But if you wait until it’s warm, that’s when it’s already dying
I’m staying as long as I’m allowed
Even when my toes feel crunchy
And my hands begin to lose the signal
Maybe it’s love, unrequited
I find peace in the thought
That this world doesn’t care about us
But it has no idea how much we love it
When it’s comfortable
It’s a romantic thought I think
That this little atmosphere knows me
So well that I would be surprised
To see it not rain when I do
It’s not the people that I barely even know
But this water mirroring my sky because it knows
I want to see more of it
And this sand has logged my footprint in it’s memory
And the castle wall is made of trees
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Harvey Elwood
I used to write constantly (journals, poems, short stories) but these days I mostly write lyrics. I am looking forward to participating in challenges as a way to get inspired and un-stuck.
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Beautiful Poem. I loved reading it out loud. This line, " That this little atmosphere knows me So well that I would not be surprised To see it rain when I do." Absolutely lovely❤️
I lay here reading this listening to water sounds for sleep and noticed how the words seemed to flow in perfect rhythm to the lapping sounds. I can't help but wonder if this was intentional. Nicely done!
Beautifully comforting words and you have a new subscriber
Fantastic nature poem!!! Loving it 😍 Hearted & subscribed!!!
Great read! Well done!
I love the nature theme throughout. Very nice poem!
I had so many lines that I enjoyed in your poem especially 'All the water in the world talks to each other'. You've done a fantastic job on this beautiful poem. I loved it!