Tidal Movement: Scherzando

Tidal waves gravitate;

move steadily toward one another

As if some strange force

were beckoning them to merge for a season.

Rhymically they frolic;

dance to the movement of the ocean -

Then drown...

in a sea of bliss.

Is this not

nature's apex of passion...

the attraction of the Moon and the Sun?

(c) Barbra L.

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JOHN BECK Apr 22, 2009, 10:00pm EDT

"Nature's apex of passion..." Nice, Barbra.

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Svetlana Goryacheva Apr 23, 2009, 2:21am EDT

Wonderful, sweet Barb... the only word I can think of... wonderful!!! :-)

Now featured on "Music Everywhere" page.

Love and hugs - S.

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Fred Hose Apr 23, 2009, 4:10am EDT

Hi Barbra I've come because I had to read the work your work after Sveta's and Chris' dedication to you.
I'm glad I came.
You see magic in those waves and you see the forces that pull on us too. Your poem reveals that wonderfully. Bravo

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Barbra L. Apr 23, 2009, 9:17am EDT

Hello Fred: I am very honored to see you, and I thank you for making a special effort to visit because of Sveta's and Chris' most eloquent versifying. I will never forget that "act of love" from two people who have come to mean so much to me. Their ability to write as a duo is unparalled.

Thank you for your insightful, substantive comments. They grace my page.

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Barbra L. Apr 23, 2009, 9:18am EDT

Sveta: My Dear Friend: Thank you so very much. I am thrilled and honored to have been featured at "Music Everywhere". Music: it so becomes YOU!

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Barbra L. Apr 23, 2009, 9:19am EDT

John: Great to see you. Thank you so much!

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Barbra L. Apr 23, 2009, 3:28pm EDT

Oh! C.F.,

You captured my intent perfectly! "A sheer joy" to read your assessment... Thank you, my dear friend. I am always astounded at the symbolism between nature and mankind. I was thrilled you caught "the kicker"! That astute poetic eye of yours is "spot on".

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Autumn Farrington Apr 24, 2009, 8:39pm EDT

Scherzando: playful style and tempo...

Barbra, my dear, what a grand tempo and style you've given to such marvelous activity so masterfully anthropomorphized by your penning! Superb!

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Barbra L. Apr 24, 2009, 9:45pm EDT

Autumn: That is so sweet of you. I love the activity going on in the image; the magical playfulness of the waters, the beauty surrounding the waves. Nature: What a gift!

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Virginia M. Apr 25, 2009, 5:57pm EDT

Beautiful!

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Barbra L. Apr 26, 2009, 1:16pm EDT

So nice to see you, Virginia! I so appreciate our friendship since 2006!

Thanks for your lovely comment.

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Sheila Deeth May 6, 2009, 12:04am EDT

Very nice, and the picture reminds me of Blackpool and vacations as a kid.

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Barbra L. May 10, 2009, 9:26pm EDT

Sheila,

"Blackpool" is near Lancashire, I am thinking, and is known for a tower built there resembling, or patterned after, the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Glad it brought back that memory for you.

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