The Sea… How I Love Thee!

I last

Saw the sea…

When?

Oh, quite recently…

When this year was still new…

Beyond sloping, silvery, satin sands

White horses astride undulating swells of cobalt blue.

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Its gentle murmur

Drew me irresistibly

Beneath circling seagulls screeching…

Past toddlers’ tinkling laughter.

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Patiently…

I scanned the horizon

Leapt onto foaming, salty breakers…

Courting near disaster…

Eyes stinging!

Ears ringing!

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Flying like a demented arrow

I revelled in exhilarating, turbulent waves

Free from troubles; worries; sorrow

Unshackled from their anchor …

No longer their slave.

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Tyrannical time loosed his grip

Refreshed, renewed, reinvigorated

I was young!

I was free!

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Adrenaline coursed through my veins

My heart skipped merrily

Just one more wave…

No, make that three!

That last one ended quite scarily.

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Sadly, time regained his grip

Reluctantly, I bade the sea

A forlorn farewell.

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When?

Oh when

Will my next encounter be?

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Beach holidays beckon cheerily

Soon… ever so soon…

I’ll return…

And all will be well for me!

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The above poem is written for Paul’s Remix Challenge and is a remix of Paul Stewart’s fabulous poem, When Did You Last See The Sea

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Clearly, I have a close connection to water and its soothing influence, as seen also in My Perfect Place.