You’ve passed on – gone
to heaven; you could be
anything you wanted...
anywhere you’d like to be.
Lazing on a beach, naked
down to your toes. Nothing
to be afraid of, not
anymore. Death
done and dusted. No
pain, no more worries;
and all this offered you
not on a silver platter
but in the hand of one
who sated the masses
with five loaves
and five, tiny fishes...
Summer – ripe and full,
opening like an orchid;
mists of evening, steaming in
off the ocean. And what
of tomorrows? You could be
the breeze over Bali
whipping up the wide expanse
of sand and rippling
breakers – even the thermals
ridden by eagles and egrets.
Or perhaps the rain
driving in off the sea
on Caithness, or Lismore
or the Outer Hebrides...
Enjoying the silence
the quiet life you strived for;
the solitude you sought
all your life, minus
the loneliness.
Comments
fatboy74 | February 1, 2011 - 00:15
Those last two stanzas are something else, the final one is breathtaking. What a wonderful poem. :-)
seashore | February 1, 2011 - 06:19
I agree with FB. Perfect.
Silver Spun Sand | February 1, 2011 - 08:48
Thanks so much, fb. Glad you thought so, and thanks for taking time out to tell me;-)
Tina
Silver Spun Sand | February 1, 2011 - 08:49
Much appreciated, Coral;-)
Tina
Beeme | February 1, 2011 - 11:52
I agree with all that's been said, a truely stunning poem which appears to have come straight from the heart. I enjoyed greatly :]
Beeme xx
Silver Spun Sand | February 1, 2011 - 12:05
Thanks, Beeme...and you're right, it did. Whilst I was in the bath, of all places;-)
Tina xx
littleditty | February 1, 2011 - 16:47
your best, i think so - beautiful lines Tina -going to read again..xx
Silver Spun Sand | February 1, 2011 - 17:04
ld...thanks, so very much. I'm so chuffed. Really, really...;-) Hope you're OK. So good to hear from you.
Tina;-)xx
Cavalcaderl | February 2, 2011 - 14:29
new Silver-Spun-Sand
Beautifully put to-gether
by the author.Definitely from
the heart's experiences.
Worth evry part of the cherry!
too.
julie xx
Highhat | February 2, 2011 - 16:27
Yes straight from the heart Tina- that's how I read it. Beautiful
;)Pia
Silver Spun Sand | February 2, 2011 - 17:57
Thanks, Pia. You read it correctly;-)
Tina
JoseHdz | February 3, 2011 - 00:39
FB said it well: breathtaking.
Silver Spun Sand | February 3, 2011 - 12:10
Jose - thanks, so much;-)
Tina