There’s just something about a holiday, and the ocean, that inspires beautiful thoughts and emotions. For me that means trying to “capture” the images, and put the experience into words…
The Living Ocean
Lilting
lightly laughing
waves
tossing grains of loose sand,
ageless stones.
Air
lifted
long
by windy currents
lingers on the land
playing among the leaves,
tickling little larks
singing
lighthearted songs
along the dunes.
Lively little ones
look for lost treasures
along the wet sandy land,
liberally gathering shells
and limp seaweed.
Their laughter
kisses the breezes!
Twilight terns in their playground
gliding loosely
over land,
over water,
with liberty to stay,
as others leave.
Last of the visitors
lean,
listening
to lonely cries,
the music of the gulls.
Late,
silent
smooth lines
of water
caress the sand.
The shore,
empty,
except for the longing
which will last
eternally
for the
liquid motion
of the
living ocean.
[All words and photos mine. I hope they gave you some of the same peace they gave me. Hugs!]
Happily Writing 
I love being alongside vast bodies of water. Your words and photos brought me there.
Thanks so much for saying so, Y.A.B.! If you were transported there, then mission accomplished.
Your piece put me in mind of Cape Cod, where my wife and I vacation most years. I like CC so much, the stories I’ve written about it comprise a healthy percentage of my blog’s content. Neil S.
That’s the kind of stories I love to read, I will check them out! Thanks Neil
Writing is an art an that at is fulfilled in your writing ! just loved it.
So glad you enjoyed it Charles, thanks for visiting. I also checked out your website for making wikipages–good for you, a valuable service!