I am an old woman sitting on the beach
pink scarf holding back windblown hair
a mother makes bird calls
to her children playing
they come running whistling a secret code
huh. a family of birds
beating wings forever young.
growing up was a long paddle then
slicing the wind feeling the board slip
out from under you
fallingdown, standing up
falling down, standingup
wave riders make their own delight
like babies learning to walk.
the sea pitches windflower caps
in harmony with ringing sand underfoot
you hear the possibility of
pure clarity, good health
though season’s children don’t recognize
these sad retreats.
water builds and fills your ears
for you are now swimming with the ancients
glancing back
from time to time you preen
to shore up morale?
I am an old woman sitting
on the beach
pink scarf holding back windblown hair
I’ll sleep high in a monkey pod tree tonight
legs dangling in silk trousers,
butter cookies in a tin under my arm
dreaming of the young long boarder on her knees
paddling smooth strokes & with
fluid grace punching through
the wild surf of her youth.

- Writer, Photographer, Nature Lover
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What keeps me afloat: Exploring art, playing music, living in the mountains, wandering (following the trail ahead), wondering (looking up at the stars)…and writing it all down to share here, with you. I write poetry, children’s books, fiction, memoir, and non-fiction, because, we are so much more than muscle and bone: We Are Made of Our Stories.I consistently wander off the beaten path, and I GO NOWHERE WITHOUT MY CAMERAAll photos and entries are copyrighted by author and cannot be used without permission