Murmuring
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John William Waterhouse, Miraanda
the sea claims its own
incessantly murmuring
opening dreaming doors
bent upon hinges
that have felt the salt's long lick
while we all wait along its shore
hug it ravenously
as time stills itself
in hope of return
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2014
Love this, especially:
ReplyDelete"that have felt the salt's long lick"
For me, this speaks to both tears, and nourishment.
And how much do we LOVE the word "murmur?"
Thank you so much for your encouraging words!! (I also love the word "murmur")
Deletethe ocean is a great location to look at return and rebirth...the rhythm alone reminds us it comes in and goes out....
ReplyDeletethe salt's long lick... I just love that, Audrey
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of "The Reach" by Dan Fogelberg...if you haven't heard it you just might want to listen. Beautiful work, Audrey.
ReplyDeleteThe ebb and flow sound of this lingers on the tongue, and whispers to the soul.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/for-lilith/
Ooooh, I like it.
ReplyDeleteI just love this. It gives me a chill and makes me homesick for my ocean. I love the sea described as having incessant murmuring that opens dreaming doors ...and on hinges! This image will stick with me.
ReplyDeleteThis is really gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe sea provides such a wealth of inspiration, imagery, sound, mood...you have all of that in this piece. Very refined and moving.
ReplyDeleteSteve K.
This is just divine really beautiful I love the way it reads outloud
ReplyDeleteWonderful imagery re the sea's door and the salt lick is so suggestive of so much--Thanks. k.
ReplyDeleteYou did a beautiful job of bringing out the power of the sea. Very inspiring and uplifting poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda!
DeleteThere is hope in the face of indeterminable loss and cessation without closure - often, sad - but hope, nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteand hope is a necessary component i think--else why go on?
DeleteBeautiful Audrey ~ I love it from start to end ~
ReplyDeleteThank you Grace!
DeleteI love the way this circles around, really beautiful imagery filled with the truth of the sea.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteGorgeous, Audrey!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!!! and thank you for your RTS!!
DeleteI agree with Kim, this is just gorgeous Audrey, well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Geraldine!! Smiles to you!
DeleteOh gosh this is so true, how often can you sit and just look out a watch those dreaming doors open. A beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteWhat a beautiful moment of intimacy with the sea you've captured in this poem. I can only imagine what it feels like. I've never seen the sea. :/
ReplyDeleteKiss. <3
Thank you Kenia--I grew up with the ocean and can never stand to be too far away
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