Welcome to another week of guest blog postings from the RWISA Showcase Tour. We are honored today with a poem by our leader and founder of #RRBC and #RWISA, Nonnie Jules. The floor is yours.
SILENT
TEARS
by
Nonnie Jules
I cry these silent tears for her
For her loss, for her pain, for her heart
Breaking when she looks into their eyes
Her children –
she feels their loss, their pain, their hearts
breaking.
The memories –
the hardest
Yet, there’s no getting away from the reminders of
what used to be.
There once was a HE
HE sat, parented, loved, even laughed
Yes, towards all ends there is laughter some say
But his chair is empty now
Just as their hearts
Hollow as the tree he chose.
He left it all there
His back against a world filled with painful memories
of a childhood unprotected.
His pain…
Bottled up in the bottles of poison he consumed
Reckless abandon he gave to it
But quit…
he could not
would not
was it his choice not?
In the end, the call of the poison was stronger
and he had to answer
he was forced to answer
given no choice but to answer…
was the way he felt.
His choice gave her no choice
Single parenting
A thing for some
but…
It wasn’t her thing
That is
until
he left her
no choice.
She’ll be fine
Kids are resilient
They’ll be fine
Time heals all wounds
All clichés but true.
Still…
I cry my silent tears for her
For the husband she once knew.
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It is time to showcase yet another fantastic #RWISA author. Today’s guest blog post is from writer Linda Mims. She will share some of her talent with us today.
Solace
by Linda Mims
Eighteen precocious kindergartners stared as Carly walked
into the colorfully decorated classroom. Carly hoped her smile was more reassuring
than she felt. Was this a mistake? She spotted two six-year-olds who’d
been in her charge on the first field trip she’d chaperoned. They gave her a
friendly wave, and a true smile parted Carly’s pursed lips and lightened her heart.
Ms. Jones, the principal, asked all of the children to file
around and shake hands with Carly, but some of them hugged her around the waist
and Carly bent to embrace them. The huggers stared up at her and quickly turned
away unsure how to behave.
After Carly shook hands and hugged them, she asked their new
teacher’s permission to lead them to the circle in the back of the room. She’d read
that schools were frowning on seating students on the floor, but their former
teacher, Miss Mason, had valued the practice.
Miss Mason sat smack dab in the middle of “her kids” and shared
her own childhood or read to them from her favorite stories.
So, hovering above the painted line, Carly squatted until
she dropped. Sitting crossed-legged wasn’t as comfortable or as easy for Carly
as the children made it appear. She smiled as they sank to the floor on legs like
rubber bands.
The children sat on the painted circle touching their
neighbors with legs, arms, or elbows. There was no jostling or whining from
anyone about invasion of space. They needed to connect in this strange time, so
it was okay for someone to sit too close.
Two little ones, seated across from Carly, couldn’t stop
sniffling, so she held out her arms, and they came over. She pulled them down
on either side of her and nuzzled them there. She wanted to join in. Be as free
and uninhibited as they, but she held her feelings in check.
The children bowed their heads, but a few raised their eyes
to cast envious glances at the two burrowed beneath Carly’s arms. She smiled
around the room, looking for the ones Miss Mason had told her about. Johnnie, who
was the biggest discipline challenge. Grown-ish Jenny of the fresh mouth and
Einstein mind.
Carly recognized little unkempt Anna who caused Miss Mason
enough anxiety to refer her family to DCFS. Diana Mason loved these children, and
they loved her. The students spent more time with Carly’s daughter than with
their own parents.
“Listen and I’ll tell you about the day little Ms. Mason broke
the rules and made cookies for herself and her little sister,” Carly said. “When her father and I were away from home, she
wasn’t supposed to fool with the stove, but you guys know how feisty Ms. Mason can
be.”
“She was a mischievous little girl,” Carly said with
exaggerated feeling.
One of the little ones giggled and hurriedly stifled it when
the others swiveled their heads to stare at her, disapprovingly.
“Children,” Carly said. “Ms. Mason would want you guys to smile
as you remember her. She’d want you to remember the stories I’m about to tell
you and think of her with love.”
***
Joe Mason waited outside the old brick building where, four
years ago, his daughter and some of her colleagues had started their own small
school. His wife was inside visiting his daughter’s kindergarten class, but Joe
remained in the car.
He hadn’t agreed with Carly that this was a good idea. His
family had spent a crushing two days grieving Diana’s sudden death and just
when—maybe—the weight was easing, his wife sprung up.
“Oh God, Joe! Her kids.”
“I’m sure someone has told them,” he assured her, but Carly
wouldn’t be comforted.
“They’re five and six years old, Joe. They don’t understand
death. Can you imagine the confusion and anguish for those children? I have to
go,” Carly said.
“They need to hear from me and know that it will be all
right.”
She had made up her mind and Joe didn’t try to talk her out
of it. Perhaps she needed this, too. He, on the other hand, couldn’t bring
himself to think about Diana without feeling guilty. There was no peace for him
as he shouldered the weight of his daughter’s death.
The night Diana died alone in her room, Joe had convinced
himself that he’d heard her knocking for help. He’d been dreaming and in the dream,
Diana had knocked on the front door. He was upstairs, and he wondered why Carly
didn’t go to the door and let their daughter in.
She knocked in random succession maybe three times, but when
Joe woke, he heard nothing. He lay there for a long while listening and
wondering if someone had been knocking on the door for real.
It was 1:45 a.m. and outside, the sounds of jazz music told
him his neighbor Jimmy was in his parked van, again.
Jimmy did that after a spat with his wife, Vanessa. That’s
what the knocking had been. A radio commercial. Satisfied, Joe turned over and
went back to sleep. It never occurred to him to wake Carly or to go check on
Diana. If he had, his daughter could have gotten help, and she’d still be
alive.
Joe couldn’t tell anyone. Carly and Diana were more than
mother and daughter. They were best friends. Carly would never forgive him for,
if nothing else, letting her remain asleep. God! The pain of losing Diana,
compounded by his guilt, was eating Joe alive.
Inside, Carly carried her own guilt. Diana had been working
herself to the bone raising money to keep the school afloat. More than just exist,
Diana and her colleagues wanted the school to make a huge impact on the lives
of their students and their families.
Diana wasn’t sleeping. She was losing weight, and more than
a few times, Carly argued with her about taking care of herself.
“If you don’t take care of your own health, you won’t be any
damned good to your students!”
“Mom, relax! What am I going to do? Die?”
“Your heart, Diana. Please remember your heart.”
“I do, mom. I think about my heart all the time. School is
the only thing that prevents me from thinking about my heart. Can you give me a break? And don’t go to Dad with your suspicions.”
So, Carly gave her a break and she didn’t tell Joe that she
suspected Carly was sicker than she was letting on.
***
“You smell like her,” said a little one who’d scooted over
and was hugging Carly from behind.
“Let me smell,” said another, peeling his classmate’s arms
from around Carly and nudging the child over to squeeze in.
“I wanna smell,” cried a young girl who had stopped twirling
her hair around her finger and now stood.
Soon they clustered around Carly, talking and gesturing.
Their little voices serious as they shared stories of the times Ms. Mason had
been kind, or funny, or very, very stern. Their beautiful faces weren’t so sad
now and they made Carly laugh. An hour passed and the pall over the room
lifted.
Outside, the breeze blew leaves from the young trees Diana
had planted across the grounds. Joe trained his eye on a leaf that floated
across his windshield on the gentle breeze. Instead of drifting along, the
green leaf frolicked and rolled on the air in front of him.
He’d never paid attention to leaves, and he wondered that
this one seemed determined to hang right there, tumbling and playing in front
of him. While Joe watched, the leaf floated down and lay on the hood as though
spent. Then, to Joe’s amusement, it blew flat against his window and stuck
there for a few moments.
The leaf stood on its stem and Joe bent to see it flutter
across the car and brush Carly’s face just as she opened the passenger door. Carly
started, then laughed and touched her face. Smiling, without even knowing why,
they watched the little leaf fly off over the building and out of sight.
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I hope you all had a great Independence Day and are ready to hear from another wonderful #RWISA author. Today, author Gwen Plano will share a new story with us. Enjoy!
THE ROSARY by Gwen M. Plano
Young or old, we are all children at heart. This truth
became apparent to me last December when I had neurosurgery.
Prior to the operation, a clerk handed me a stack of
documents to sign—billing forms for the hospital and the doctors and several medical
release forms that included a list of potential risks. My apprehension grew as
I fingered through the papers and provided my signature. It was then that I wished
that my mom could be with me. Like any child, I thought she could make it all
better. But sadly, she had passed away nine months prior.
My mom was a person of prayer, and when I was young, she’d gather
her seven children, tell us to get on our knees, and then proceed to pray. We’d
follow her lead—usually protesting—and pray for family members, friends, and
the unknown masses. Often, she led us in saying the rosary. Prayer was my mom’s
response to any challenge or difficulty, and we had plenty of both on our farm.
Mom’s most common expression was, “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!”
While some of us might curse or yell in frustration, Mom would say this phrase
instead. So, when one of my brothers
sent a golf ball through the picture window, Mom called out “Jesus, Mary, and
Joseph!” before scolding him. When we siblings squabbled with one another, Mom
would mutter, “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!” before sending us to our bedrooms.
Without exception, we grew up knowing that when Mom said “Jesus, Mary, and
Joseph,” we were in trouble.
I can’t remember a time when Mom wasn’t praying. Whether
washing the dishes, hanging the wash on the clothesline, working in the garden,
or driving us to a sporting event or a 4-H meeting, Mom quietly prayed. I asked
her about this once, and her response left an indelible impression.
“Life is short,” she began, “and we must use every moment to
the fullest. People need our prayers, and some don’t have a family to pray for
them like we do.”
I didn’t understand
her comment about using every moment to the fullest until I grew older. But her
explanation helped me grasp why she rarely watched television and why she
rushed from one room to another throughout the day.
When Mom passed at ninety-two years of age, she left a
legacy of beliefs and practices that had found a place in the heart of each of her
children. We may have complained about kneeling on the hard floor, but even as little
tykes, prayer became part of our lives because of our mother.
At her passing, we were bereft. Mom was our strength, our
compass. She was the one we called about concerns, both large and small; she
was the one we talked with about our hopes and dreams. Her passing left a huge
emptiness that still echoes in our memories. When we sorted through her
belongings, not so surprisingly, we discovered she had a dozen or so rosaries.
I received two of them.
When I checked into Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, I
took my mom’s wooden rosary with me. I felt her near when I held it, and this sensation
gave me comfort. I held the beads
tightly and imagined Mom with me.
After the surgery, I was rolled into a room on the Pain
Floor where all neurosurgery patients were housed. Next to me was an adjustable
overbed table, and when I awakened, I realized that my mom’s rosary rested on
it.
My nurse, Lucy, regularly came in to check on me, and each
time she walked through the door, she sang a refrain which included the words, our lady of the rosary. I was surprised
by this, because Cedars Sinai is a Jewish hospital. After Lucy left, an aide
visited, and she explained that her sister was a nun, and my rosary reminded
her of this sister. Later, the night nurse came in and told me about
immigrating to the US and how she loved the rosary.
During my hospital stay, one staff person after another visited
me and shared family stories and photos—all evoked by the rosary that rested on
the overbed table. As I was preparing to leave, Lucy came in to say her
goodbyes. She pulled a photo from her pocket.
“This is my mom,” she proudly stated. “I thought you’d like
to see her.”
The image was of a petite woman, hunched over by time,
smiling broadly at the camera. She stood next to her much-larger daughter,
Lucy. I was stunned; she looked like my mom.
As the hospital staff came to say goodbye and wish me well,
I suddenly realized that Mom had been with me the whole while. I had been loved
and cared for by many at the hospital, but it was Mom who drew them near with her
rosary.
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Happy Independence Day! Today, we also celebrate another great #RWISA author (and a personal favorite) Rhani D’Chae. Let us take a look at the excerpt from one of her books.
EXCERPT FROM UPCOMINGNOVEL, “WINTER OF THE DRILL”
By Rhani D’Chae
***
Decker leaned against
the hood of his car, talking to JT in a low tone of voice. His face wore a
pleasant expression, and a casual observer would have had no clue as to the seriousness
of their conversation.
“Second floor, third from the left?”
JT
nodded without turning, keeping his eyes focused on Decker’s face. “That’s
what Hunt said, and it does make sense.”
“Are
you sure?”
The boy
closed his eyes, remembering Hunter’s words immediately after the
shooting.
“I
think it came from that window over there!” Hunter’s eyes zeroed in on a
building across the street. “Second floor, three in, left.”
JT
nodded his head, confident that he had given the correct information. “Third
from the left. I’m sure.”
Decker
dipped his head almost imperceptibly, flicking his eyes quickly over the row of
windows on the second floor of the nondescript building. Nothing seemed to be
out of place, but he had not expected to find anything. However, the
address of the building, as well as the location of the window and anything of
interest nearby, went into the small notebook that he always carried with him.
“Well?” JT’s voice held a touch of impatience. “Do you see
anything?”
“Yes.” Decker laid one hand on JT’s shoulder. “I see a boy
who needs to learn that some things take more than a minute.”
The
addition of a friendly smile took most of the sting from his words, and JT
responded with a smile of his own.
“Okay.” Decker rose from his perch and stepped on to the
sidewalk. “I’m hungry, and you never got to the Olive Garden. Let’s find
some food.”
* * *
From his
vantage point at the front window of the Greyhound station across the street,
the man known only as Rhegan, watched them head toward a small cafe. He had
returned to the strip in search of street gossip but had surprisingly heard
almost none. And what he did hear was not worth listening to.
As he
watched the pair walk slowly along Pacific Avenue, he thought back to when he
had sighted on the boy and pulled the trigger. He had aimed carefully, not
wanting to kill, but even so, he was surprised to see JT back on the street so
soon.
After
the shooting, he had taken a few minutes to watch the fireworks, knowing that
the police would not be called.
His victim
had fallen hard, his panic obvious as he managed to scrabble behind the nearest
parked car.
His
companion had reacted with cool precision, slipping one arm behind the boy’s
shoulders and speed-dialing his cell phone with the other hand.
Even
from a distance, Rhegan could see that the man was scanning the street. When
the steel-blue eyes passed over the window that he looked through, he felt a
sudden chill, as if those eyes had looked directly into his and issued a
challenge.
A few
passersby stopped to offer assistance, but Rhegan could tell that the man was
dismissing each with a plausible excuse, for there was none of the panic that
usually accompanied a public shooting.
Within
minutes a car had pulled smoothly to a stop, collecting both men before exiting
at a sedate speed that would not attract attention.
Rhegan
had expected the part-time bouncer to run crying to Valdez, resignation in
hand. Hopefully, the news that another person had taken a hit in his name would
force a desperate Valdez to sign his club, the Toybox over to Malone, at
whatever terms had been typed above the signature line.
Malone
had told Rhegan that desperation was the only thing that would put a pen in his
rival’s hand and had given him a list of potential targets. Malone had laid out
his plan of attack, and Rhegan had no problem with any of it.
But,
instead of running, his first victim had returned to take care of business.
Head high and shoulders straight, he walked the sidewalk that still bore
spatters of his blood, not even glancing down when his boots passed over the
red splotches.
He was
doing what Reagan himself would have done, and the hard-eyed gunman respected
that, even while he planned when and where to take the boy out for good.
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It’s time to welcome another fabulous #RWISA author to post on the blog today. I hope you like fantasy (my personal favorite genre). A.M. Manay is here to share part of her book. Check out her other books as well.
Mirror, Mirror
by A.M. Manay
Set
in the world of The Hexborn Chronicles
Shiloh stood in her teachers doorway,
pulling anxiously on the end of a pink braid that had snuck out of her hood.
Brother Edmun was in high dudgeon, ranting about insults and ingrates. A wooden
crate sat upon the table, straw peeking through the slats. She could feel magic
pouring out of it like waves of heat;it
wasnt dark magic, but it didnt feel like good magic, either.
Master? she ventured. Would you like
me to make your breakfast? She didnt bother to ask about the box. Hed tell
her if he wanted her to know – and, in his own good time, not before.
Edmun looked at her as though shed
appeared out of thin air. He waved her off. Dont bother, poppet. I couldnt
eat.
Shilohs eyes strayed to the crate, but
she said nothing.
Go finish your essay from yesterday,
Edmun barked.
Taking her seat at her little desk with
her back to the table, Shiloh could hear Brother Edmun unpacking the mysterious
arrival. It was all she could do to resist the urge to peek when she heard the
sound of a hammer. Under his breath, Edmun muttered a constant patter of
unintelligible complaints. At last, she heard him pull out a chair and collapse
into it. Carefully scanning the page once more for any mistakes, she stood to
present her work to her master.
He looked down at the offering in her
little hand, her words marching neatly across the page. Pen in one hand and her
paper in the other, the glower slowly disappeared from his face as he read,
leaving behind a hint of satisfaction. At last, he nodded, resting his unused
pen. Shiloh exhaled in relief.
Well done. A princess at the Academy
could not have done better at twice your age.
Thank you, master! Her smile lit up
her eyes, which then strayed over Edmuns shoulder to a mirror with gilded
leaves and lacquered flowers hanging on the wall. The ornate frame looked out
of place in the rustic mountain cabin.
Dont look in it more than you can help
it, Edmun ordered, calling attention back to her teachers face.
Yes, master, she replied. May I know
why not?
Edmun hesitated.
I can feel that its magic, master,
Shiloh continued.
He snorted. Im sure you can. She waited
for more, but knowing well enough not to press him.
Edmun heaved a sigh. A man can give you
a gift out of love, to please you. Or, he can send it as an insult, to remind
you of errors and to caution you against repeating them. This mirror is the
latter.
What does it do? she asked.
That is none of your concern, he
replied. And that is all I will tell you. Go get a wand from the cabinet.
Excitement sheathed Shilohs face. Were
using wands today?
Edmun glanced down at her from beneath
his eyebrows. Is there another reason Id ask you to get one? Now, do it
quickly, before I think better of it.
***
The following evening, Shiloh picked up
a clean rag and set about the dusting. Edmun was busy in the temple, preparing
for the upcoming Feast of the Father. As soon as she was done in the house, she
was to join him there. As usual, the red cabinet took most of her attention.
The many books, wands, and magical curiosities inside had to be carefully wiped
and returned to their accustomed positions. It was tedious work, but she was pleased
that Edmun trusted her with the task.
Her work on the cabinet finally
completed, she turned to dust the mirror and gasped. The silver surface had
turned to black. A face appeared, and not her own. Shiloh took a step backward.
A man cocked his head to the side, a
slow smile spreading across his face. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but
Shiloh did not wait to hear the words. She ran, her head scarf flying behind
her all the way to the temple doors. She threw them open.
What? Edmun demanded, looking up from
the altar.
The mirror, she panted. It turned
black, and then there was a man…
Edmun crossed the floor and took her by
the shoulders. What did he see? What did you say?
Nothing! I ran as soon as I saw him. I
was only finishing up the dusting. Who was he?
Edmun ran a hand over his mouth and chin
and took a deep breath. The most dangerous man in the kingdom. Silas Hatch.
The Hatchet? Shiloh shivered. The
kings spymaster? Why would he appear in your mirror?
Who do you think sent it? Hatch likely
meant to speak with me, to threaten me. The king hates and fears me for reasons
you well know. His brows drew inward. He gave you a right scare, didnt he,
poppet?
Shiloh nodded. Edmun knelt to look her
in the eye. Now, if I were a kind man, Id tell you that you need not fear
him. But Im not, so Ill tell you the truth. You should be terrified of him.
If you ever give him reason to believe you are disloyal to the crown, he will
slit your throat with his own hands.
Why would I ever be disloyal to the
crown?
Edmun placed a hand on her head. Good
girl. Now, put that man out of your mind and help me ready the temple for
tomorrow.
Shiloh nodded, yet the ice of fear in
her stomach remained; as did the look of worry on her beloved teachers face.
***
Shiloh sat on her bed in the loft above
her fathers smithy. Upon her blanket lay an array of charms shed just made
for protection against all manner of hexes or ill-wishing.
The look upon the mirror mans face had chilled
her to the bonesomething about the smile. It had been predatory. Proprietary. Wary.
It had given her the distinct impression that the mans interest lay not only
in her master but in herself, as well. I
will not leave my teacher unprotected.
She pinned one charm on the linen
beneath her tunic. The others she gathered into an old handkerchief. She tied
it tight and placed the bundle in her pocket along with a jar of paste.
She knew Edmun would already be in the
temple performing his ablutions for the feast day. She let herself into his
house and crossed warily to the mirror. She exhaled with relief to find it clad
in its ordinary silver.
Carefully, she lifted the mirror off its
nail and turned it face down upon the table. She held the pot of glue in the
crook of her elbow and pried it open, then affixed seven charms to the back of
the Hatchets gift to her master, one for each of the Lords of Heaven. She
returned the mirror to its proper place and hurried to the temple before Edmun could
scold her for tardiness.
***
At dusk, Edmun sat his tired bones into
his favorite chair and looked balefully at the mirror. Given the visitation to
Shiloh the night before, Edmun expected to see Silas Hatchs face, yet as the
pink light of sunset faded, the man did not appear.
Perhaps tomorrow, Edmun murmured. I
had hoped to get it over with. He looked up at the mirror and realized that it
was just slightly askew. Standing, he removed it from the wall. Turning it
over, he found Shilohs handiwork.
Edmun smiled and shook his head. My
sweet, clever poppet. Too clever by half. Sighing, he plucked the charms from
the backing and set the mirror on the table, leaning against a water pitcher.
Silas appeared in moments.
Master Edmun, I feared you had
forgotten the terms of our arrangement. There was to be no meddling with the
mirror.
Edmun swallowed heavily. It was a
momentary lapse, he lied. I thought better of it.
Silas grinned. You dont have lapses.
It was the girl, wasnt it?
Edmun said nothing.
Silas laughed. It was. Ha! And what is
she, only eight years old?
Still, Edmun said nothing.
She must love you as much as I did,
Hatch mused.
What do you want?
Are you really teaching her mirror
magic this young? Hatch asked, brow raised.
Edmun closed his eyes and sighed. Of
course not. Evidently, I didnt teach you your own well enough, as she defeated
you with a handful of charms and some paste.
The young mans ears flushed. Well,
then, he managed, I shall have to redouble my efforts.
You do that. And Silas?
Yes?
Edmun leaned in. The next time you
frighten that girl, it had best be after Im cold in the ground.
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Well, what did you think about that? And guess what? There will be more guest blog posts by other awesome #RRBC #RWISA writers in the coming days. Check back soon, okay?
Wow! Yesterday’s guest post was just awesome, wasn’t it? Today, I am turning my blog over to another great #RWISA writer, D.L. Finn. Let’s see what she has for us.
POETRY by D. L. Finn
ICICLES
The
icicles dangle downward
Reaching
for the substantial snow
Each drop
bringing them closer
As the
landscape merges into itself
It is
silent in its existence
Until a
raven reveals itself
Wondering
what’s in the trash
Yet, the
moment remains peaceful
Sitting
and surveying in the chill
An instant
promising potential
When there
is no celerity
When
crackling fires call
When
surroundings are concealed
Soon, the
renewal will be revealed
But now
it’s the stage of contemplation.
For
sustenance
For solace
For soul
To live on
our abundance of the past
This is
the gift of the snow
When we
can replenish our hearts
In the
silence of the icicles.
FREEDOM
(Musings from the back of a Harley)
The
freedom of the blue skies
Welcome us
warmly back
Our path
is asphalt
Our
vehicle a mechanical horse
Our guide
is the wind
Lush green
walls soar
The sun
illuminates the way
Oaks are
waking up after a long nap
And I…
I fill my
soul
With
nature’s flowering renewal
Bursting
with beauty and abundance
In the
freedom of spring.
WHERE THE
RIVERS MEET
Roaring white, pounding the granite
Swirling,
swelling, splendor
The air is
heavy with anticipation
It blows
over me like a lover’s touch
Filling my
heart with sweet floral ecstasy
I relax
into the experience
Each
breath carries away my worries
My eyes
fill with abandonment
As the
rushing liquid serenades me
Singing
the praise of this paradise
Until the
different directions converge
After a
brief resounding rumble
They
combine and continue on their way
Leaving
the moment where the rivers meet.
OCEAN
As I sit
perched up high on our lanai
Comfortable
on my recliner in the shade
The ocean
draws my gaze
Its
sapphire and emerald water calls me
While the
blue pool floats in its space—uninviting
I hear the
sea’s song as it smashes onto the shore
The
surfers ride its motion
The
snorkelers gaze into its depth
And the
swimmers float on its perception
Our
attraction is undeniable
Opposites:
one of air, one of water
It beckons,
and I must respond
Offering
myself up to the hidden world
Under the
cerulean summon
I answer,
embracing the ocean completely.
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