Long Beach (Naga Uta)

And thou, vast ocean! On whose awful face time's iron feet can print no ruin-trace.
- Robert Montgomery

Long Beach (Naga Uta)

Ocean waves ripple
Tides ebb and flow, in and out
It's all about life
Inhaling and exhaling
Waves rush in slap, slap
Leaving driftwood in their wake
Roaring drowns all out
Quieting my care worn soul
Renewing my life itself

2001/2003/2007 © Sue Barton

This is rewritten and posted in response to Amy George's writing challenge - The Motif of the Sea

If you enjoyed this poem, you might like to read some more. To see a complete listing of the poems I have posted on Gather, follow this link.

Comments: 15

Lune Wolfsong Aug 31, 2007, 1:41am EDT

Nicely done.

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Dena Straughn Aug 31, 2007, 1:51am EDT

Very pretty imagery; I can hear the waves carrying me away.

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Denise B. Aug 31, 2007, 7:06am EDT

lovely, great imagery.

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Kimberly Ripley Aug 31, 2007, 9:26am EDT

Love the quote, the poem and the photo. You have certainly captured how I feel about the beach!

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Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Aug 31, 2007, 11:51am EDT

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I really lik ethe poem.

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Bundy P Aug 31, 2007, 10:52pm EDT

Beautiful!

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Jim Ross Sep 1, 2007, 7:38pm EDT

Beautiful, Susan. You have captured the ocean's wonderful capacity to help us renew our lives. All our senses are awakened by the ocean . . . and your lovely poem.

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Sheila Deeth Sep 4, 2007, 2:40pm EDT

I love the sea, and you took me there.

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Umar, Abu Nurain Sep 5, 2007, 5:39pm EDT

Congrats fellow winner! I see now why Amy selected this concise, fluid
depiction of how and why we love the sea, the mother of our rhythm.

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Glenn T. Sep 6, 2007, 1:23am EDT

Susan, I love the reference to driftwood, as if the very splinters of life may be found within our personal, dramatic seas. There is an inexorable sense of hope and renewal in your words and the pictures you paint.

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Wendy F. Oct 18, 2007, 10:30pm EDT

Very nice , thank you so much for posting this to Postcards By The Sea

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