Hi everyone. I hope you and yours are doing well. Life has been so busy - so something a little different today. It has been a hot summer - so here is a poem I wrote from a writing prompt at my writing group.
DAYS OF SUMMER
A gaggle tumbles from the bus
We unstitck our legs
from vinyl seats
Clamp sunhats on heads
Tramp up the sand hill
hauling bags, esky, sunshade
Sand drags at our
thongs
A lizard turns to
stone
Cicadas sing
We emerge from the peppermints
The ocean shimmers,
beckoning.
We claim our spot on
scorching sand
Struggle to tie down the sunshade
Struggle to tie down the sunshade
Slap on slippery
sunscreen
Children shriek,
diving into the biting chill
and surface laughing
Dogs sniff unfamiliar smells
Dads organise beach cricket
Frisbees fly, balls tossed
Bare skin sizzles.
and surface laughing
Dogs sniff unfamiliar smells
Dads organise beach cricket
Frisbees fly, balls tossed
Bare skin sizzles.
Sand crunches in our
sandwiches
Sticky icecream drips
Watermelon smiles.
Sticky icecream drips
Watermelon smiles.
Water drains from
moats
Couples snuggle
Waves slop lazily on the shore
Parents doze, sunglasses askew
An open book falls
Flies crawl into crevices, hover, cluster, annoy
Babies grizzle.
Couples snuggle
Waves slop lazily on the shore
Parents doze, sunglasses askew
An open book falls
Flies crawl into crevices, hover, cluster, annoy
Babies grizzle.
The wind tries to
claim our sunshade
We collect abandoned
buckets, shovels, thongs
as the ocean engulfs sandcastles,
retrieving its pretty treasures
The sun slides silently into the ocean and over the edge of the world.
as the ocean engulfs sandcastles,
retrieving its pretty treasures
The sun slides silently into the ocean and over the edge of the world.
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ps - the people swimming over the top of the fish is actually two images combined which I did for Photography Group.
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Hello Jill,
ReplyDeleteI love your summer poem and all the lovely photos. Wonderful summer time fun. Take care, have a wonderful week!
...Jill, thanks for the warm up on our cold winter day!
ReplyDeleteOh, I wished I could be there, We have enough of cold days here. It's Monday afternoon, my time to write comments. And I'm looking forward to another week of wonderful posts for MosaicMonday.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your participation, dear blog friend.
... lovely scenes, it´s a great pleasure!
Greetings from Heidrun
Your photos are lovely and that poem is so cute; I am dreaming of summer over here.
ReplyDeleteThe summer vibe is through and through. There is a rich blue in WA coast
ReplyDeleteYour poem evokes summer beautifully and your stunning photos enhance it too, of course!
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Love the summery vibes!
ReplyDeleteI love summertimes
ReplyDeleteLovely memories of days at the beach!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, it has been far too long since I stopped by! What a gorgeous poem and so beautifully illustrated! We are looking forward to the return of summer in Greece after a very drawn out winter!
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