Lines
St. Augustine, FL
10:24 PM
Saturday
6/23/12
The first line arrives
then the next, at a 45 degree angle
then another, 180 degrees from the last
Layers of surf, like brick and mortar
broken down by its own crushing weight
The third and second lines retreat
the sand under my feet collapses
no purchase in the shifting silt
Lines of breakers
crashing, diminishing
reaching a logical conclusion and
retreating
Timeless, perpetual lines
always advancing and
retreating
always there
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Beautiful!
Thankyah!
Love this. Perfect.
Thanks so much, Grippy.
D’oh! I meant to schedule this for tomorrow! Oh well: better whip up a little something for tomorrow, I guess…
Sometimes, our mistakes are meant to be! I like your approach describing the incoming/outgoing waves. It’s been awhile since I’ve been down to St. Augustine.
First time in St. Aug in twenty five years for me, since I left Jacksonville when I was 14. Great to be back.
Great to have you here, Shelley, thanks.
this is awesome.. love it all photo and written image.
Aww, thanks so much! I feel kind of weird: I took the photo at Mission Beach in San Diego, which is not St. Augustine! But none of my St. Aug pics had those lines of surf. Guess I’m good at shifting the goalposts around.
Great to have you here, thanks!
your words compliment the photo and that is all that matters
You = awesome. Thanks.
This is such a lovely poem, and so well described with the ebb and flow of the waves. Love St. Augustine! Thanks for your poetic words.
Thank you so much for commenting! Great having you here. Yeah, it was great being back in St. Augustine: much better than I could’ve imagined. Hope you can get back soon yourself.
We both chose similar themes this week, Brian. Great work.
Just trying to keep up with you, amigo.
Lines: creative umbilical cord.
I like!
This is superb writing.
This coming from you? I’m blown away. Thanks.
Lovely piece of work Brian.
Reblogged this on brian westbye and commented:
I’m taking this week off to re-charge. Here’s today’s Poetry re-run.
One of my favorites!
Wonderful poem, Brian. I’ve never thought about the angles of the surf and you expressed it in such great realistic and symbolic terms – quite a gift!
Greatly appreciated, thanks.