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1. beyond far rockaway
by Julie AdamsJuly 14, 2007
hours under the stars
blinking and reaching through night
the lunacy of experience
new moons born
among us
like nursing children
we gather, ritualistically,
round
sky
sand water
sun
air earth
life
we celebrate the elements
on a blanket
on a distant strip of sand waves
***
night sprinkles into day
light wafting
from behind the dunes, saw-
grass slicing the peach
tones on a pale-palette sky
could only be a gift, a moment
dawn warms quickly
into morning
yawning eyes feel
the fingers of the sun
massage light on lids
recharge
the pituitary soul
and with day came
curious connections and
afternoon predilections
***
yes, we changed the plane of life
affected change
with
thoughts
patterns books
insights
communing through us
experiences, vast and various
traversing the globe
on a trail of thoughts
of electricity,
connecting, as we have
potential yet to be imagined
awaits
like the full moon that calls
to us
already a fortnight away
03/01/2008 Author's Note: very rough, part of new series...just getting ideas out right now
Posted on 03/01/2008
Copyright © 2024 Julie Adams
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 03/01/08 at 10:08 PM I loved this, Jewels.... |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/03/08 at 03:39 PM This is a finely woven piece, richer every time I read it. "and with day came
curious connections and
afternoon predilections" - indeed! |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 03/04/08 at 06:14 AM Sometimes rough is new and fresh...and far rockaway is an interesting place to have such refreshing new insights, being a Queens boy myself |
| Posted by Scott Utley on 03/04/08 at 10:15 PM Nice .... |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 03/06/08 at 03:48 AM "the lunacy of experience
new moons born
among us"
made this a favorite even before the nursing child in me gathered round with appreciative eyes the delicate thoughts given such poetic shapes. I'll be waiting anxiously for more installments on this series. A queenly jewel among jewels, what a delight you shine! |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 03/06/08 at 08:14 PM A very good idea with this one Julie....CharMin |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 03/07/08 at 01:43 AM Daring layout! Really makes this "bounce"...and I like that! Excellent. Thanks. |
| Posted by D. James McKee on 03/07/08 at 09:20 AM I can feel the sun on my eyes, smell the salty ocean spray. What a lovely poet you are! |
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