I Cannot Say Much for the Sea

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Mabel A. Dilley
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since 2001-03-17

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Seattle, WA, USA

0 posted 2001-03-25 06:04 PM

I cannot say much for the sea
except it was the color of milk
and tossed like churned butter
ribbons of silken moonlight.

Water receded from sand
and ran back into the sea
leaving my feet covered
with glistening crystals.

I watched a sand crab desperately trying to flee
and listened to gulls hidden somewhere
in the darkness above.

No, I can't say much for the endless sea,
a fine salt spray splashing over basaltic rock
setting poetic hearts and spirits free
to wander across vast shores.

Churning endlessly with a smell
you cannot forget, memories
of another time - a love you set free -
that shameless fog will haunt you forever
No, I can't say much for the endless sea.

Graphics: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
© Ron Romanosky

"I am not now that which I have been."

Just A Woman
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since 2001-03-10

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1 posted 2001-03-25 06:07 PM

Wonderful. I really enjoyed this write.

"Often the test of courage is not to die but to live"

~Vittorio Alferi~

Sven

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2 posted 2001-03-25 06:40 PM

excellent Julian. . . full of wonderful images. . .

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tradewind
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since 2001-03-25

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3 posted 2001-03-25 06:57 PM

it seems as though you have quite a bit
to say about the sea! and you say it
beautifully, great descriptions, Julian

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

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British Columbia, Canada

4 posted 2001-03-25 07:06 PM

Well dear lady...as you know I live by the sea, and I am sure there couldn't have been a better description, and your crayon box colored quite a picture! Lovely just as your wonderful heart.

Sunshine

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5 posted 2001-03-25 07:25 PM

What you have said brought the taste of salt, smell of crisp, and foam to my face....

Brava!

Dee
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since 2000-08-19

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Queensland, Australia

6 posted 2001-03-25 07:27 PM

A beauty if ever I saw one. And I could "see" it. Well done, Julian.

Dee

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SEA

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with you

7 posted 2001-03-25 08:28 PM

"Churning endlessly with a smell
you cannot forget, memories
of another time - a love you set free -
that shameless fog will haunt you forever"

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you've hit my heart.....this is wonderful!

SEA

Mabel A. Dilley
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since 2001-03-17

Posts 859
Seattle, WA, USA

8 posted 2001-03-26 02:29 AM

Thank you all for walking along the beach with me. It is definitely a hang out for me, and in many ways the birth of life. I enjoyed sharing with you very much. Thank you for reading. Shalom

"I am not now that which I have been."

Paula Finn
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since 2000-06-17

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missouri

9 posted 2001-03-27 12:25 PM

I have seen the sea looking just like that...and your words brought back the sight, the sound, and yes even the taste...thank you

Mabel A. Dilley
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since 2001-03-17

Posts 859
Seattle, WA, USA

10 posted 2001-03-27 12:36 PM

Thank you, Paula, I see you are from my Grandmother's beloved state. I haven't visited for quite a while, but remember my visits vividly as being very peaceful.

"I am not now that which I have been."

Krawdad
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11 posted 2001-03-27 12:45 PM

Like your technique of bringing it back to the beginning . . . the endlessness and all.

Marge Tindal

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12 posted 2001-03-27 12:52 PM

Julian~
Here I am - grabbing the same lines as my friend, SEA~

'Churning endlessly with a smell
you cannot forget, memories
of another time - a love you set free -
that shameless fog will haunt you forever'

She and I are like that -
Very much akin in the heart of our thoughts,
and caught up in the same net of emotion.

This is a wonderful piece.
~*Marge*~

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Packratmike
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since 2001-02-25

Posts 632
California, USA

13 posted 2001-03-27 01:14 AM

This brought back memories of many a moonlit walk along the beach. Invisible gulls, the salty smells, the phosphorus surf and occasionally the grunion would be running.
Thank you for this wonderful poem.

Mike

Parker
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14 posted 2001-03-27 01:23 AM

great write.... I love the sea.... salt in the veins.

Parker

Katherine Chandler
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Florida, USA

15 posted 2001-03-27 01:44 AM

I can not only smell the salt air, but my hair is curly from the sea mist. The imagery in your poem placed me right there with you. What a great poem this is Mabe. I love you.

Katie

Shalom

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
T S Eliot

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