Coasting

a travelogue poem

A necklace of

Diamonds and sapphires 

line the banks

of the black blackest sea

and the midnight blue

of the sky

misty mountain disappeared

in night and cloud

as solitary fisher, boatmen

paddle earnestly, hunting

the seagulls call

my vision is blurred 

by the million illuminations

not even aware of the 

me

the shoreline wavers

as if seen through 

Desert heat

the shimmering

and the sand beneath my toes

azure blue - bright fire light

                                yellow

                       hovering in a 

void of dark ice.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Spectacular seascape here gram by night complete with heat thrown in. I enjoyed so much the imagery of that solitary fisher and the mesmerising sparkle of shoreline lights. Quite lovely. And then, the feel of the sand between my toes gave it added value. I didn't want to leave. Thank you for the journey.

Chris

[gram linski]

thanks, Chris, you are welcome to come and build sand castles in the sky anytime appreciate your visit

[Chris Shaw]

Ah the joys of an imagination. If we can't be there we can just make it all up :))

[Beccy]

This conjured up some quite lovely imagery in the mind's eye gram.

Love the third verse in particular. It really focuses the mind on how vast is the universe, and how tiny and insignificant we are in comparison.

Beccy.

[gram linski]

hey, Beccy thanks for reading and enjoying, sitting in the star filled night does give a sense of perspective thanks for the great review, appreciate it,

[Fabian G. Franklin]

This feels chilly and cool as morning water in the sun. I spent much of my youth on rivers, streams and lakes and some of that mountain water feels like it might still have ice in it from winter. Good read. F.

[gram linski]

hey, Fabian thanks again for the read, it was a nice vibe with the hint of ice cold winter to come ,glad you enjoyed, appreciate the review

[gram linski]

thanks for the review, Fabian, that pull of the ocean, the waves, is a powerful thing