Ebbing Tide #flashfiction
You once sat with me on a piece of flotsam
Telling me stories about the ship that had sunk in the stormy sea
“All were lost”
you said with a tear on your cheek
I never knew you never told me
All had not been lost
A small boy and his scruffy dog had floated into the bay
A fisherman and his wife found the two survivors and raised them as their own
One day you went out to sea looking for something you had lost
You never told me what you were seeking
“All were lost”
I carved into broken wood
A piece of flotsam where we will never sit again
“Please take me out to sea faithful tide
where I can be joined with the one
I have lost…”
Photograph~ “Winter Tide” L. Moon copyright 2012
Winter Sunset #flashfiction
Captivated by the warmth of your light.
Waves scintillate with your tropical colors.
You lavish the last of your rays on my upturned face
on this bright winter day.
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I am spoiled to live in this world with the sea
The waves roar in my heart
The breeze plays with my hair
The coast is beauty~ a daily work of art
Picture: Taken this week on a drive down Highway 1
Thanks to Monkey Man for hosting his fast and furious rendition of Flash Fiction. What can you write in 160?
Come play
Do you ever hear the sea beckoning you to play to let yourself go? The sea is powerful and gentle, strong yet subtle. I am convinced you can never get enough of the sea.
The waves are calling
give up your day
come
come now and play
***
The wind
whips my hair
plasters clothes
that I wear
***
I am free to be me
I can scream
laugh
and dream
***
Lift me up
as you dance
time for us
for romance
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By the sea
in the dunes
hide me
shadow of the moon
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Set me free
from all cares
hold me close
do you dare?
Photo: “As free as the wind” by Jody McNary
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