Beach walk

escape to shiver

Never thought I could enjoy being this cold
The sand is firm beneath my bare wet feet
The sun hides behind clouds that threaten rain
Wind finds holes to shiver in my hasty thrown on jacket

And yet the aloneness of this wade into the wind
Is a satisfaction in itself as gulls group huddle ahead
Stress is long away from this brisk feeling
Glasses fogged and filled with salt mist brushwork
Change the distant view to Van Gogh swirls

A tern dives into rolling water to rise again in triumph with a fish
The sand between my aching toes is driving me to wetness
Soon I'll turn around
Halfway taps my shoulder insisting
The tide turns as the jetty rocks appear

What other fool would call this walk enjoyment
I see a figure sitting there content
Turning with the cold wind on my back
I leave her there alone with running tide
Put my useless glasses in my pocket
I feel like dancing in the runback water
The cold has gone I'm filled with joy instead

Reviews

[Pamela A. Lamppa]

Superb penning. Escape to shiver is excellent. A delight to see these images as you present them. The sea, the sand, the surf. There is no finer wonder.

"And yet the aloneness of this wade into the wind
Is a satisfaction in itself as gulls group huddle ahead "

This is very real observation and way we are humbled to those things that matter in this world, really matter. The worries about things we cannot change go away, there is nothing but the sea and her cool caress.


Beautiful writing - Well done. ~Pamela

[Gandré]

You are lover of nature, this I read in all of your pieces... "And yet the aloneness of this wade into the wind
Is a satisfaction in itself as gulls group huddle ahead
Stress is long away from this brisk feeling
Glasses fogged and filled with salt mist brushwork
Change the distant view to Van Gogh swirls " ------I find this stanza significant for your finding contentment you feel when you have fulfilled a desire, or need, or expectation, you speak always looking back at life...and all things around you, your beach, sand are reflecting your feelings from past times. "What other fool would call this walk enjoyment " -------only fool would not call this enjoyment! "Put my useless glasses in my pocket
I feel like dancing in the runback water
The cold has gone I'm filled with joy instead" --------here you want to feel light in your eyes you are fulfilled with this experience of re-living the past. Wonderful.