awake and unafraid
maggie and milly and molly and may ~~
ee cummings
maggie and milly and molly and may went down to the beach (to play one day)
and maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles,and
milly befriended a stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were;
and molly was chased by a horrible thing which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and
may came home with a smooth round stone as small as a world and as large as alone.
For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea
.
here
in the very best possible way… you are small
dig in your toes
breathe
let the ocean wash over you
proof, you are
awake and unafraid
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I love this.
Thank you Katherine.
Becky, I LOVE your poems. Beautiful, fun, meaningful!
Thank you! That’s a very kind thing for you to say. Thank you for reading!
How wonderful! Thank you. Love it.
and yes, I am awake and unafraid.
thanks for the reminder.
Thank YOU!
I love this!
Thank you. I’m so happy with the response since this was a bit out of the norm for me.
Big smile – thanks, Moskowitz
Yay! My work here is done.
Love it! And and and happy sparkly wonderful birthday–(a little late.)
It’s not late! It’s perfect timing anytime you’re around my friend.
Thank you. I was inspired by your wonderful pictures you always take of your hikes.
Love it! Love it! LOVE it!
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea” — especially this line, so, so true!
Thank you thank you thank you!
smiles….lots of fun becky….the sea often brings me back, surely….
Thank you Brian. It’s been hard getting back to reality.
awake and unafraid – the vastness even there on beachside margins speak to our size and contrarily our able to comprehend our smallness and the vastness of oceans, continents, spheres, and the beyond …nebulas, galaxies, universe. Wow! Well done with the great pics!
Thank you so much! I love your comment, and all your comments.
awake and unafraid is a wonderful place to be…. love it!
Thank you Kelly. It is a wonderful place, I’d like to stay there more often. 🙂
great way to express a fun day at the beach
four child with book senryu
Thank you! It was a fun few days, very relaxing.
Vitalised and refreshed. Cleansed with water and ether.
Yes… exactly. Thank you for being here.
LOVE this! LOVE you! *sparkly squishy hugs*
♥
Thanks Dani!
Neat and sweet! I like the faux-naif tone, which picks up on the child’s constant capacity for wonder so well.
Thank you.
yes
Thanks!
Visiting from the Summer of Soul Link Page. Love what you’ve done here! Coupling photographed words with typed ones, the sea, the sand, whimsical “narration.” Cool!
Thank you for the nice words and thank you for finding me!