Tuneless tinkling of windchimes
lulls me like the song of sirens.
Like a perfect picture postcard,
the expanse of the sea lies before me.
Quietly coaxing, drawing me in
to its mesmerizing depths.
It is an unrivaled enchantress.
I am listless under her spell.
The sky, too, seems enthralled,
spinning clouds into
cotton candy sandcastles;
a silent homage to its salty mistress.
I dare not rise to venture forth,
knowing if my feet touch the sand,
if I wade into those waves,
I would gladly walk
with arms open wide
to repose in a watery grave.
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Randy Baker
Poet, author, essayist.
My Vocal "Top Stories":
* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH4 days ago in Critique
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Beautiful! Congratulations too on your 3rd Placing as the Emerging Creator in last weeks Leader Board! Well deserved recognition!
The water definitely has a way...as do the words in your poem...beautiful!
This is gorgeous! It flows so naturally, a very alluring read
Beautifully written.
That's beautiful!
Beautifully expressed Randy, I always feel simiar to this next to the ocen, the power and beauty of it is quite overwhelming 🤍
I love wind chimes but know many who don’t! ‘Tuneless tinkling of windchimes’
Oh, this is so beautiful. That last stanza is something else. 💗
Felt like a dance, this poem. Well done, Randy!
A wonderful poem.