July's Dance

Robert Hagan 1947 - Australian Impressionist painter -


Driving the convertible 
with the top down
along the coastal highway,
mirages shimmer while hinged 
to hot asphalt before me
familiar aromas of the seaside
and on the radio -
 a blitz of summer hits 

White sand on my nose and

between toes, cures woes 
lingering near me.

Andalusian colors and 
ambrosial scents of rose hedges 

meet billowy clouds 
at my favorite beach and 
sail into my heart 

overflowing

Caressing my ankles, 
sparkling sea gems circle 
in water;

  ringlets of cares 
subside in sea foam

With sounds of gulls and waves

my sadness leaves me.

At night, a tiger sky 
descends around me

Ancient whisperings

lead me to dance in firelight

I sleep in tall grass 
bathed in moon light,
awake to a new dawn

These things complete me 

and restore my soul

Essence

After a short hiatus the team at dversepoets.com has opened the pub today for more sharing of our poetry. We are asked to write no more than 12 lines re-introducing ourselves using six words - three which tell something about who we are or what is important to us and three words for things we are grateful for.  I am looking forward to reading what everyone has to contribute.

This is a re-written poem with a few slight changes. The words (plus 1) I chose are highlighted below:

I want to go beyond the unfair paradoxes of this world,

experience the fluid universe, 
swim through the salty brine of a cold cosmos - 
till I reach that serendipitous beach where I'll find 
yellow sunshine falling on driftwood, 
a cool place of unadulterated  peace of mind 

Where horses neigh, children are safe, all ills are cured;
There, the roads are paved with sincerity, no bigotry or political foe
Outside, exquisite flowers grow; 
inside, friends dancing and bountiful art abide 

I'll rest in a cathedral of trees, for I will be home, 
Sorrow and happiness in my journeys intertwined, 
chained together in an infinite, rapturous melody

Beachcombers...

Shown at:  http://pixeldustphotoart.blogspot.com/ 

The above photo is a poor shot.  My two friends had gone down to the water while I waited, somewhat fatigued and wearing the boot the podiatrist told me to wear until my heel is healed.  But I don't know why I did not move closer for a better shot??

When I arrived home I decided I wanted to still capture that moment with what I had, so I used all the effects I found on picnik.com to come up with something worth saving as a memoir of our visit.  I'm trying to decide which of the various results is my favorite and I think I've found it.

Which is yours?

Click to enlarge.

Mine is the last one or the one with 

sepia and sun...does it

 deserve a frame I wonder...

Last but not least I went back today and used the hypnotic effect and lo and behold, a clam shell!