On the beach shoreline, where a thousand
Waves sang in choir
They have traveled distance journeys
To announce with messages they hold
What the others across the pond did say
What the others across the pond did say
My love stands there waving across with words among
She said something nice, but too far for my ears to hear
Something good, romantic, something unique
I picked something precious
From the beach sand, that held magic
Allure of beauty, it came as a parcel to be had
I picked a shell on the beach
Placed it close to my delicate ears
And heard the message my love sent
She sent a message in a shell
Something nice, quintessential
Something about love, in a shell
She sent a message in a shell
Something nice, quintessential
Something about love, in a shell
Kodjo, this is my absolute favorite poem of yours. It is perfection. Loving the beach as I do, I enjoyed every perfect word! Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI love your poem! I love thinking of the ocean as a choir and a channel to exchange love notes~
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
This is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThat first stanza is really cool!
ReplyDeleteWow....i think we were reading each other's minds when we did our prompt....when you see mine you will understand. Each stanza in your poem compliments the next....this is beautiful Kodjo! Congrats on your interview at Poets United....it has been so wonderful meeting so many people from around the world in the blogosphere. :-)
ReplyDeletei love this! my family and i lived by the beach for almost 27 years...very true...i heard the "waves sang in choir"...thanks for sharing! have a great weekend!
ReplyDeletethe message of love and commitment embedded in this piece is endearing. Lovely.
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