The picture is one of me and my daughter (Mariah Rowse, here in Author's Den also). We were walking along the path next to Elba Island near Tybee. We could see the Tybee Lighthouse from there.

The amazing sand that drifts and flows form granulated streams
It perks the ears and animates the focus of my dreams
Earthly canvas...flowing palette...tides with moving tunes
Fancy footprints...seagull cries...fences on the dunes
Shadows of this evening...streaks of marigolds
Sunsets washing golden hues...silent sighs...untold
Happiness...resounding wash...bleaching Tybee sands
Symphony of nature calls securely from her hands
Surrounding problems disappear as Tybee Lighthouse looms
The visuals here this afternoon speak volumes...whispered tunes
The greatest masters cover days with thoughtful spent arrays
They orchestrate harmony with palms that swish and sway
The tides that roar when coming in give power with each thrust
The echoes of a passing storm shock moments as light burst
Across the heavens darkness forms and generators turn
Then nature gives a light show for rhythm with a burn
The decorated heavens...before held marigolds
Just now are opened wonders as teardrops drape the cold
Consistent roads of electrons send tracers dodging stars
When spotted clouds of reservoirs open from afar
The beauty of this evening is owed to Mother Earth
For if I'd have my rathers...would be for simple worth
The wonder of a simple day with sunlit golden hues
The rain and power jerking tears from gray clouds which were blue
The colors of a masterpiece that changes everyday
Awe from me this humbled girl...who wasn't asked to play
The front row seat of mystery for the greatest show on earth
Its watching change in a day and knowing of its worth
The strategies of a storm...the roadway of time's light
The focus of a sunset ceding to a stormy night.

©Susan Kathryn de Vegter
2002 copyright