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Abe
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Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

0 posted 2003-09-13 08:33 AM


OCEAN TIDES

Blue-green water, crystal clear
And sand as white as snow
Children playing in the surf
The pace, easy and slow.

Fish swimming around your feet
As if they're teasing you
Soft white clouds float overhead
In a sky, clear and blue.

A place you can get away
Leave your troubles behind
The salt air and the soft breeze
Can clear you cluttered mind.

Look at the far horizon
And dream of far-off lands
The same waters wash their beach --
They just have different sands.

The people on their beaches
With dreams like you and I
Looking at the same horizon
Beneath the same blue sky.

Their skin, a different color
Their speech, a foreign word
All drawn to the ocean's edge
By the same call we heard.

Its strange and awesome forces
Reach each and every one
And will for eternity
Just as it's always done.

A common bond to us all
A camaraderie
It's too bad that we don't hear --
So sad that we don't see.

The things we could accomplish
If we'd be like the tide --
Dependable and constant
And pulling, side by side.

The world could live together
With peace and happiness
And with Mother Nature's lead
We'd straighten out the mess.

But people are too stubborn
We just don't want to hear
Most of us possessed by greed
Some of us torn by fear.

But the oceans will remain
When life on earth is done
And with their perseverance
New life will be begun.

Del "Abe" Jones

© Copyright 2003 Del - All Rights Reserved
Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla
1 posted 2003-09-13 08:58 AM


Abe
Good write enjoyed the read.

Margherita
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2 posted 2003-09-13 10:07 AM


Beautiful thoughts, so well expressed.
Still I do hope that we are in time to HEAR and SEE that we are ONE.
Love, Margherita

Midnitesun
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Gaia
3 posted 2003-09-13 10:56 AM


quote:
Look at the far horizon
And dream of far-off lands
The same waters wash their beach --
They just have different sands.

Exactly. Very nicely written dear Abe. thank you so much for sharing this one.
I'm keeping a copy in my favorites library.

garysgirl
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4 posted 2003-09-13 11:24 AM


But the oceans will remain
When life on earth is done
And with their perseverance
New life will be begun.


Abe, such truthful and important thoughts,
written with the beautiful surroundings of the ocean.
I love this and am keeping it too.  
Hugs  
Ethel



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Realms of Light
5 posted 2003-09-13 12:30 PM


Oh, this is so lovely! Rich in imagery, message, and you.


EA

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