Deserts and oceans of sand
Cendrine Marrouat"s challenge, 'Grains of sand'.
We can no more count
the grains of sand upon the earth
Any more than we can count
the number of stars
Twinkling high above us in the distant sky
Sands which kiss our feet and annoy our toes
The stars twinkle, wink and smile at our pique and ire
as we bow to the sands of the deserts
A steadfast home for the vast oceans of sand
cloistered within welcoming and wide open spaces
They serve so many varied, welcome purposes
They exist in quartz, build our roads
help to build our houses and gives us glass
Without sand where would our beaches be
Where would we lay lazy upon soft fluffy clouds
as we doze and nap beneath the warm relaxing sun
How would we build our castles of sand and watch with glee
as waves dash happily to shore to wash our fortress away
Would that the days of our lives
could be as immeasurable as grains of sand
Or our hopes and dreams be gathered and numbered
within a sandy ocean as we immerse ourselves in their waves
I wiggle my toes in the brown flakes of warm sand
And fancy daydreams of what ifs
as seagulls squawk overhead
The winds blow gusts of happy sands
blinding my eyes, evoking silly tears
At the beach
I wouldn't have it any other way!
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Comments (9)
I love your descriptive language that plays on our sense in this poem. I also appreciate the indirectly opposing language with in, combating a positive sensation with a negative emotion. It reads really well and is so engaging! This is so skillfully written!
Can’t believe how many pieces of yours and some other peoples that I’ve missed! Vocal doesn’t stop for no one! Beautiful tone and sensory language Novel! 👏👍☺️✨
Beautiful poem. Well done, as always.
Novel: Once again, I envy your creative versatility. Your poems embrace storytelling and your prose is poetic. This is lovely! ⛱️
You know what? This poem seemed like a beautiful ode to me. I hope you entered this into the ode challenge. Oh wait, sand ain't an ordinary thing. Just ignore me 😅
You truly took us there with you! Beautiful work!
This is so beautiful and thought-provoking, Novel! I really love how you compared counting the grains of sand to the stars in the sky. Some really marvelous thoughts here, tied together with dreamy, beautiful language. Amazing work!
A very enjoyable read! These four lines are my favorites: "Would that the days of our lives could be as immeasurable as grains of sand Or our hopes and dreams be gathered and numbered within a sandy ocean as we immerse ourselves in their waves"
Never thought of writing about sand. As a kid at the park I used to pile them up rather than play with other kids