Overseas

No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you. Zora Neale Hurston

They’re sailing further overseas

 

thoughts sent away

in a handful of white

 

now and then

the wind is whispering

some of the words

and the waves are rumbling

through the verses

 

so far

so wide

so wild

 

I suspect them tomorrow

at the horizon

in the wave breakers

stranded on the beach

 

hear

how their rhymes rustle

in the shells

and on the sand.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

Author's Note

Overseas is the first of three poems, my brother Peter Lejaeghere has used to made the composition 'Horizon'
1. Overseas
2. Wind
3. Night

You can listen to it on my old website: (use Internet Explorer to surf to it)

http://home.scarlet.be/~pieper/HORIZON.htm

Reviews

[RiverRei]

Another wonderful piece in this series. Another piece that I can completely envision the surroundings described. This makes me want to go to a beach and enjoy the breeze. I've always loved the water and seeing how far it stretches, etc. Thanks for sharing this with me, Rudi :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, RiverRei, glad you liked this piece too. In my youth I've been a lot to the seaside with my family, I have great memories about it. :) Rudi

[Confuser]

Rudi: Another lovely poem - my imagination swells when I read poetry, the visual impact of this poem is beauty. All the echoing sounds at the seashore, and it makes me think of the first time I picked up a shell to listen for the sounds of the ocean, the white waves, tumbling out to sea, intertwining with all those lost souls, you never know what words they could return with. No? So far, So wide, So wild...hear how the rhymes rustle: I do wonder what they say. Great writing. Thank you. Dale

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Dale, I'm very proud of these three poems, because it's also the ones my brother has used for a composition, a collaboration between brothers feels always very good. :) Rudi

[Confuser]

Hope all three are on the link....You're welcome...

[Jamestown]

Another great piece of work!
Great picture to look at while reading your fine writing:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thanks, James, glad you liked this one too. :) Rudi