YEAH....GIVEN THE PERFECT 'SETTING', AS YOU HAVE SO WELL DESCRIBED, MEMORIES WILL RUSH IN...BITTERSWEET ONES AND ALL, HOWEVER, THEY STILL ARE 'TREASURED'. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE AND BLESSINGS,
JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
I think this is so beautiful and full of clear rich imagery. I especially love the first verse. Just perfect. I can almost taste the salt mist and sand. Absolutely lovely. -Abigail
recall is sweet when friends and the shore are the subjects -- your memories Andy, are the kind we all like to have -- joy full moments among friends and the mystery of the sea's sands -- may peace and love be always with you my friend -- Jon Michael
Oh my Andy..this is bittersweet..such beautiful memories..and you sure brought me back to coconut island when I was just a wee one..loved collecting sea shells..still do :)
Can't help myself, Andy, all I could think of while reading it was "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Carroll. And then I hit the last phrase and winced at the injustice I'd done you. I'm sure his memories of you are just as poignant. --Charlie
The shore will do this to you, the memories come rushing in just like the tide...Keep a stiff upper lip, you are loved by him no matter what.
Much peace, love, and light,
Amber
I know you miss your son, and I am sorry to hear your pain in that last paragraph...but the rest of the poem brings back such good memories of my days on the beach during my own childhood...e
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
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JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Anna
Much peace, love, and light,
Amber
Georg
GOD BLESS YOU
TONY
Blessings,
Christine