Beautiful
by Kitty Boots
The Beach, part 1
an untrod shoreline
sun peeking out through gray, ragged sky
the sun seems like it's floating on green water
crab pot buoys, they weren't here yesterday
the diesel sound cuts through the waves, been a little rough,
ya gotta make a living
sand crab holes above the high tide line
empty turtle shells, rubbery, hope the little guys made it to the water, gulls and herons love to eat 'em
The Garden, part 2
Elephant ears and caladiums, bring on the rain!
Passion flower vine crawling up the screen on the front door of the porch, looks like marijuana...he, he, might give my neighbor a little concern
nosey little dick he is
Rain lilies and sunflowers
Zinnias so full and bright I can't bring myself to pick them
I'd rather see the cardinals and finches pluck the petals
bees and butterflies linger at my hospitality
the moonflowers lure pink spotted sphynx moths
Lycoris radiata, British soldiers push up and declare their place among the mint, hollyhocks, daylilies and goldenrod (atch-hoo!)
People, part 3
Adam, bronze and lithe
runs laps on the beach
African, French, Chickahominy descent
loves horses, honors his ancestors
cut his dreads
we offer tobacco to his ancestors and walk the shoreline
Kevin, polite, friendly
a fish out of water
wants to enjoy and understand
can't quite get his shit together
Shelley
tough, strong, determined
a multitude of unfinished tattoos
cheers for her son
Ohh...David and his wife just bought 16 acres and beach front on the Chesapeake Bay...yee haw! Got permission to walk their beach!
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Author's Note
A list poem, in three parts some of the things that affect me
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Beautiful indeed! *
Yee haw...atch-hoo! Always a "nosey little dick," too. This is wonderful!
Wonderful energy and focus in this piece, Susan.
"sand crab holes above the high tide line
empty turtle shells, rubbery, hope the little guys made it to the water, gulls and herons love to eat 'em"
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Lovely lists.
Starting with "an untrod shoreline" and all the way to the end, I love this *
The sweetness of summer.*
Makin' me incessantly homesick for the Tidewater, Ma'am. Not your fault, but'ch'yer hittin' all the buttons.
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Thank you, Beate, Matt, Sam, Gary, Foster, Tim and James. Please excuse my belated response. I always appreciate your reads and comments.