THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

Any time is a good time to pause and reflect upon where we've been, where we are, and where we are going.

The Old Man went down to the seaside

To see what all he could see---

He saw reflected in mirrored ocean waves

----His life as it was meant to be.

He beheld there many meditative faces

Faces of faded foes and friends--

He watched the waves splash over them

Etching a memorial to where he's been.

He remembered both good and ill times

Success and failures along life's long way;

He prayed for guidance to live a bit longer

------As he bravely faced another day.

A white seagull encircled his presence

As the Old Man scratched his wrinkled brow;

He prayed a Blessing over his grandchildren

----As on his sandy bare knees he bowed.

It was just another seaside wind-blown day

When the Old Man went down to the sea;

But that day will live long in historic infamy---

-----Because that Old Man----is Me!

2013 by DRR

Author's Note

Thank you for reading this today my friend

Reviews

[ANTO]

The seaside is such a wonderful place for reflection Doug. It reminds us of our size in the great scheme of things and that theres much more 'out there', if you will.
You brought the seaside to us which is much better than travelling to the seaside from my part of Belfast at 10:30pm - in the dark...lol
Well told in the story-tellers tradition.

[poetdoug]

Anto, thanks for your most welcome Belfast review. An honor to hear from you my friend.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

An interesting take on the 'Old Man and The Sea'. Descriptive enough to taste the salt in the air. It was an unexpected ending but brought the poem home to roost.

[poetdoug]

Thanks, glad you could 'taste the salt in the air'. Great review.

[Archangel Gabriel]

Nice twist in that it turns out to be the narrator. Certainly a thought provoking piece Doug.

[poetdoug]

I appreciate it my friend.

[Cody Williams]

Very interesting. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing!

-CW

[poetdoug]

thanks so much Cody

[Glen Yumang Manese]

This was a creative thought to read... the reader is transformed into the old man... of course we know this is you by the end of the write... The ebb and flow is there... the reflective side one must take in order to realize where they are in life... and the events that took one to their place in time...