FLEETING SANDS
Grains of Sand In My Life
Cendrine Marrouat challenged us with a theme. Cendrine said,
"The theme of this challenge is Grains of Sand.
In this challenge, I invite you to explore the world of the tiny, but mighty particles through poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and personal essays. You can write from the perspective of the grains themselves; explore their journeys, secrets, and/or roles as landscape shapers; describe how they make you feel through sensory language; or just use them as elements in your narrative. The sky's (literally) the limit."
After reading Cendrine's challenge, a favorite quote/tagline from an old soap opera on television came to mind. While never becoming a fan of the show; nevertheless, the tagline came to mind.
"Like sands through an hourglass so are the days of our lives." - Days of Our Lives tagline.
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No Pyrola,
grains of sand
in Florida
build white sand castles.
No Yangtze,
grains of sand
in Hawaii
gingerly step on
hot black sand beach
floral scents in the air.
No bands,
grains of sand
in Egypt
over desert sands
rode galloping horse to
the Step Pyramid
of Djoser.
Yes, a dream of
grains of sand
on bucket list
pink sand beach
time is fleeting
long to reach.
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Writers note: Thank you for reading and traveling along. You are always appreciated.
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ALOHA!
About the Creator
Babs Iverson
Barbara J Iversen, also known as Babs Iverson, lives in Texas and loves her grandkids to the moon and back. After writing one story, she found that writing has many benefits especially during a pandemic and a Texas-size Arctic Blast.
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Nice!! 😊💕❤️
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What a beautiful way to express the beauty of sand in it's element. GREAT poem, Babs!!
Grains of sand. Such great possibilities. Opens the senses up to beaches and oceans everywhere. Wonderfully done,
Beautiful work, all the places to see and sights imagined. See the world in a grain of sand. Nice!
I like the journey you took us on Babs! We explored the many places on your bucket list that has sand and caught glimpses of the adventures to be had! Very creative and a great take on that challenge! 😊
So gorgeous, Babs! You took me on a beautiful trip!! ❤️
Beautiful trip in this poem, Babs!
A wonderful journey to the sands of the earth! Love it, Babs 💕🙂
All of those places are on my bucket list for sure!
This was dynamite! So creative! awesome work!
I enjoyed this journey, Babs! Your mention of dreams got me wondering if anyone has written exclusively about the Sandman...
Oh this was sooooo beautiful! Awesome poem!
Dream travels & vistas, like grains of sand.
Beautifully written my friend. 😊
Beautiful Babs! I remember that Days of Our Lives intro quite well, though I always turned the channel haha. I have a real case of wanderlust, so I resonated with your comparison of the fleeting nature of time like sand in an hourglass contrasting with the desire to see beaches of the world. I’ve long been fascinated by the different colors of sand, and you created great imagery by mentioning them.
Very nicely done!
So many grains of sand to see. Very nice challenge piece, Babs!
Beautiful job. Well done Babs.
My favorite is the greens sand beach on the big island.