Monday 2 July 2012

Sand-washed afternoon


under the lemon sun 
even fresh red strawberries 
bruised dark purple under the scorching heat     

i discovered finally
how soft and yielding 
beach sands are under my paper-paled feet,  

how sweet watermelon and cantaloupe slices tasted
as your kisses lingered in the afternoon empty of expectations


plastic cups, filled with fresh water and knotweeds,    
salted our tongues, nibbling crispy chicken wings in disposable plates,                  
  
under big umbrella, wind-swept hair swayed to maple-leafed kite,  
fingers drumming faster and faster to touch the canvas sky  

the untamed grass, sand dunes falling into bamboo mats,     
wild sea alighting on your eyes, sweat running down bare belly               

i collected the smooth stones, pebbled grey and warm corals, 
into an endless necklace, i twined them, 

sea-braced memories and sand-washed poems 








Posted for the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads and D'verse Poets pub:   OpenLinkNight


We had a long weekend holiday as July 1 is our Canada Day.  Thank you for your visits.   


I appreciate them.


picture credit:  here

46 comments:

  1. This is just filled with lovely images!

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    1. Thanks Mama Zen for the visit and lovely words ~

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  2. Such a wonderful moment indeed, hope your Canada day went well and you enjoyed the long weekend.

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    1. Yes, it was relaxing time at the beach ~ I hope you enjoyed the long weekend too ~ Thanks for the visit Pat ~

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  3. Sand between your toes is a wonderful feeling, isn't it? Loved the fruit and kisses... very sexy :)
    Glad you had a lovely long weekend and did some lovely things with it.

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    1. Yes, beside over eating and being lazy, it was a wonderful weekend Bren ~ Thanks for the visit ~

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  4. So beautiful a poem, Heaven. "sea-braced memories and sand-washed poems." Heaven indeed!

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    1. Thanks Sherry ~ Hope you enjoyed the long weekend too ~

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  5. This is delicious, filled with hot summer images.

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    1. My idea of a long weekend is to stay in the beach ~ Thanks for the visit Patti ~

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  6. This is the kind of day that I love....I'll have three now and 100 for the raod please...lol. Wow, tasty beyond belief. Yum.

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    1. I will drink to that ~ Hope you are enjoying the summer Corey ~

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  7. Ahhh, those sand dunes folding into mats, lovely indeed.

    hope you had a fun Canada Day,whooohooo.

    xoox

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    1. Happy happy day ~ Thanks Jannie for the visit ~

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  8. Love the ending, Heaven--strings of poems, to capture the memories one bead at a time.

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  9. mmm the watermelon and cantelope kisses sound like a good thing...and sand on the feet...love the colors in the first 3 lines grace...smiles....great closure as well...

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  10. sea-braced memories and sand-washed poems...beautiful. This fits perfectly with me today since I spent the afternoon walking the beach.

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  11. sea-braced memories and sand-washed poems

    Can I have the directions, please :)

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  12. I felt a serene wash coloured in liquid crystal... well I did :)

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  13. The whole notion of a sand-washed poem is so neatly tied up at the end.

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  14. this really show cases your writing skills.
    the way you can make ordinary summer pictures
    into something quite extraordinarily sharp.

    i want to be your summer!

    another beautiful one heaven.

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  15. lovely choice of words...loved the "lemon sun"

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  16. It sounds like you had a sensual, sexy weekend. Glad you enjoyed. And I enjoyed reading your poem.

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  17. Another beautiful post. Keep em coming and get your collection in a book, Heaven:)

    Adura Ojo x

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  18. ah nice..sounds like you had a great day at the beach celebrating..love all the images..esp. the untamed grass, sand dunes falling into bamboo mats.. sounds just relaxing..

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  19. 'how soft and yielding
    beach sands are under my paper-paled feet'.....wow..these lines and your poem as a whole are absolutely captivating, filled with imagery to die for..thank you for sharing.

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  20. I especially love the line about the sand under your feet. Great word choice and description throughout.

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  21. I just love so much your last three lines, Heaven!! Really beautiful writing!!

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  22. so many textures, the sand, the paper, the watermelon...

    sonnet 41

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  23. Great picture, and sensations--the beginning descriptions had my mouth watering. Another fine work.

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  24. Lovely images, Grace. We both had lemon yellow on our mind :) Love this...i collected the smooth stones, pebbled grey and warm corals,
    into an endless necklace, i twined them,

    sea-braced memories and sand-washed poems

    :)

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  25. You never fail to deliver. It is always worth the read. The heat and truth, the pain with the gain. Great lines as well. Truly smooth.

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  26. Beautiful images sensuously depicted for the young at heart. Great verse Heaven! Must have been a wonderful holiday!

    Hank

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  27. Love making is like a vacation in poetry. Fruit is so sensual!

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  28. Beautiful! This is so vivid, I could almost smell the watermelon, chicken, and sea. Very nice write!

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  29. sister Heaven, send me some snow washed afternoon, not the sun washed, it's been 117F here for a whole week :)

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  30. In answer to above 'will some rain do from (UK) - as we coud do with the sun - thankyou Heaven for sharing it with me - forgotten what it's like theose sun drenched days - and what passion you painte here the adoration - so so sensual - and I loved it - hugs Lib

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  31. Fruit poetry salad on the beach . . . delicious. I'm not a beach person (turns me into a tomato), but this sounds so blissful and a bit melancholy too. Thanks for stopping for a cup at my place.

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  32. You took me to the sea ...made my mouth water with the descriptionsmofnthe fruit....and made me feel some long needed sunshine on the back of my neck (even though it's been aiming straight here for what feels like months)....you have such a way with this subject...I could never do it like this....v well done as always

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  33. Luscious, sensual account of love in the summer...sea and sand...well crafted, lovely!

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  34. having grown up along the texas coast, i esp really liked this

    esp liked,

    "your kisses lingered in the afternoon empty of expectations"

    now that's satisfaction ;-) very nice, thanks heaven ;-)

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  35. This is delicious! What a beautiful day, luscious but sweet. I love the mix of what is distant and touchable. A pleasure to read. :)

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  36. To everyone ~ Thanks for the lovely compliments and visits ~ I appreciate them ~

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  37. I truly like this:
    "sea-braced memories and sand-washed poems"

    Happy Canada Day!

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  38. I have a weakness for fruit and poetry with color interwoven--so clearly this one makes me happy, happy. Beautiful.

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