the bay and me

Curved to the sun

a tree stump

a sitting seat

draping feet

into the water

watching the dolphin

splish splash splish

a diving pelican 

above the bay

thinking thoughts convey

slowly the foot is dampened

a crab scurries by

a sail of sea

catches the sunset

a bay of beauty and rest

harboring feelings

a finger in the water

a taste test reveals

salty warm sting

sitting on a

sitting seat

a tree stump

the bays life

and me

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

life is sweet if only we dip our feet in it...absorb it...you have such wonderful description in this piece.

jacob

[Cool Handless Luke]

beautiful work. as for the last light, you could have added "and everyone who reads this poem," because you do such a great job of placing us right there beside you. well done holly!

[s y e]

This is lovely, Holls! I loved it, thought it was really well written as always! :) Awesome job.

~ Noodle. oxo

[Holly Mason]

Thank you little princess*)

[john alan willox]

i have always wanted to live near the ocean - now i don't have to - i can just read and read and read this
just lovely - nice one Holly.

[Holly Mason]

a beautiful bay ....*)*)*) and of course..what is a bay without pirates...rumless*)
thank you fine sir

[poetdoug]

I love this lovely word painting of the beautiful Bay. We've just returned from spending a week in a condo on the beach at Destin, Florida.This brought back so many colorful memories. Thanks. You are an excellent writer--keep it up!

[Holly Mason]

thank you for your kind words, truly*)

[Sami Khalil]

You have portrayed a beautiful scene of the bay and the surroundings with all the elements in a short well penned poem that ingrains in our minds the beauty of your words...:)

[Holly Mason]

thank you so kind sir

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcomw , fine lady...:)

[Bare Trees]

Just the suggestion of a bay, the water and a dolphin makes me smell the ocean and hear the sounds. This is a relaxing read that paints a picture for our mind's eye to see. Nice poem from you Holly.

[Holly Mason]

Then ya hop off the tree head into the water about knee deep, dig in your toes and grab some clams...this is in Florida and true...right behind this tree is a lemon tree so then ya pick ...wha-la a beautiful bay lunch...clams and lemons did it all the time...sorry about all that*)
thank you so much Blip ( still so fun) *)

[Bare Trees]

Sounds like fun to me, and the type of memories to store away for a lifetime. You're welcome Holly.

[one sky]

Wow! Nice use of alliteration and assonance. I love the concept of the bay...nice imagery.

Thanks for this, Holly.

[Holly Mason]

thank you for reading*) much

[zainul]

Your lovely poem reminds me of my tour to our Bay of Bengal where a tree stump was half buried in the sand and offered us a wonderful place to sit on.It was an amazing experience for enjoying the beauty of the bay.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful poem and taking me to the bay in imagination.
Enjoy some photos of our bay published in Flickr :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28479757@N07/5376664695/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28479757@N07/5389102468/in/photostream/

[Holly Mason]

this was actually a true one...on the Indian river in Florida there sat such a tree...and me*)
I miss it so living in the north now...but then I would leave here and miss my new sitting seat which is a stone wall but has the perfect nature's seat no dolphins but waterfalls are amazing as well...love your story and I will look up the photos
now you kind sir have a super great day*)

[zainul]

Thank you for sharing so much nice information.
Really nature gives us great blessing.

[therisa]

Right about now, Holly, your bay is a great place to runaway from winter. Am so tired of winter.

[Holly Mason]

close the eyes kick back and head to the bay*)

[therisa]

Will do. But it has to stop snowing, first. :(