The ocean reminds me of
my grandfather.
I didn't know him well;
my fondest memory
scattering his ashes
and rose pedals
across the Pacific.
He lived in Santa Cruz,
I lived in Jersey.
Opposite coasts carrying
the same water
the same spirits
so I look out at the sea
and see his hand wave in the ripples.
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Reid Christmann
Filmmaker | Designer | Composer | Creator
Work in videography and editing, novice screenwriter branching out into poetry and short stories. Check out my other work at reidchristmann.com
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Comments (18)
I'm glad this poem was highlighted on the leaderboard so I could discover it! So gently moving -- like ripples in a breeze..
Congrats 🎉🥳 top story. Very beautiful poem.
Beautiful imagery and great play on words in that last line. Congrats on top story!
Too good, thank you
Hey I am proud to be the first person to comment on this. Congrats.
Congrats on the Top Story! This was a beautiful poem. There's something remarkably powerful about returning someone to the ocean for their final resting place. Wonderful job capturing that feeling!
Love it!
💫Congrats on Top Story!!!🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳
Mm, I enjoy your work! Subscribed, and I hope you keep sharing here’
Oh, wow, that final line hits me with so much feeling! I love the discussion of connection here! Beautiful!
Lovely
Beautiful poem. Congrats on the TS.
My grandfather was a master sailor so this poem deeply resonates. Thank you for writing and sharing and congratulations on achieving a top story!
Glad to see you shared this one. I loved seeing you work on it earlier this month.
Wow, I loved this and the thought of him waving, wow! There is a typo- pedals should be petals. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Such a beautiful poem.
This is so, so lovely. A beautiful tribute to your grandfather.
Water is very related to our life incidents, a nice poem.