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summer rehearsal
by Julie Adams
under the rehearsal sun of any day in July,
an earthsong rises, the cool waves speak and sigh—
both smooth and frothy along the bare April shore,
like a big conch, they pour healing salt and sound memories
into a hungry ear—attune to the elements
how deafening nature becomes
how grateful I grow
how patient
how quiet
how peaceful
inside
listen to the crashing
of a thousand waves,
a thousand days and nights,
a thousand cranes take flight,
how many wishes are left swirling
like sawgrass in the afternoon sea breeze
04/26/2009 Author's Note: caution: wet canvas, lol...
Posted on 04/27/2009
Copyright © 2024 Julie Adams
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Maria Massarella on 04/27/09 at 11:59 AM I love the scent of wet canvas. And when it nourishes the every sense as do the words of this wondrous poem ... one can only dance with the beauty of it.
lovelight*sparkles m.a
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| Posted by George Hoerner on 04/27/09 at 01:02 PM Don't smudge this painting it moves on its own toward a great summer. Nicely done. |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 04/27/09 at 03:52 PM ... this is simply wonderful..... |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 04/30/09 at 03:33 PM L o v e l y ! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/30/09 at 03:49 PM I love the whole idea of a rehearsal in the scene you set up, the sound and motion, and the seaside giving one fine stage for it all. The last two lines are so fine! |
| Posted by Sarah Wolf on 04/30/09 at 07:31 PM Nice :) |
| Posted by Michael Faraday on 05/01/09 at 02:28 AM well said and all that jazz! |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 05/01/09 at 05:53 PM soothing and beautiful....smh |
| Posted by James Zealy on 05/03/09 at 12:17 PM The ocean is soothing, abundant with life, and when in quiet isolation makes its own music that speaks its own tranquil song. I liked this a lot Jules |
| Posted by David Hill on 05/03/09 at 03:14 PM Yes, those first few summer like days really have impact. I particularly like the final four lines of this piece. |
| Posted by Rhiannon Jones on 05/03/09 at 05:56 PM Just beautiful, Julie. A sea spray of quiet hope. |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 05/04/09 at 12:23 PM ah, the artist sees as she paints...beyond the sea. quite lovely, Jewels. |
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