Sand Memories. Poem by Fay Slimm

Sand Memories.

Rating: 5.0


Youngling the sand diggers
..................................... work at low tide
Castle and moat support,
................................... flags on the keep
Shell doors, pebbled paths,
................................ trees of kelp drying
Mindless of time they make
.................................... tunnels so deep.

Sand blown and sweaty,
............................ young faces turn red
And soulfully cry when
........................ called home, they yearn
For more wars,
........... bad knights must be beheaded.
Sand memories
.......................... outlive the tide's return.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ian Bowen 16 September 2009

Fay, you conjure up great memories with this one. I never wanted to leave my castle, my days toil.10/10 Regards, Ian

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Catrina Heart 16 September 2009

amazing piece woven with fabulous format and lines..............10

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Alison Cassidy 27 September 2009

Your closing lines are particularly eloquent. Watching the industrious activity of children on the beach should give educators a nudge about their antediluvian methods of teaching these energetic and disciplined souls. Nostalgia penned with grace and an open heart. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Eyan Desir 27 September 2009

Poetic and sweet flow Poems like these can't be understood In one read....Its worth reading over again

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Sonya Florentino 20 September 2009

a beautiful nostalgic write of one of the best memories of childhood.....sand sculptures, faiiry-tales......sand memories....

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Bob Gibson 17 September 2009

Build your ramparts firm and stout, with moat and drawbridge to keep em out! flags of seaweed, the last crusade! imagination, with a bucket and spade

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Carl Harris 16 September 2009

This deeply touching and very beautiful poem reminded me of my own childhood, Fay, those long lost days spent at the beach in the summer of my youth. As you so often do, your marvellous poetry touches something in nearly every reader, whether a long lost memory or a remembrance of a past romance, and it's always a treat to read one of your splendid poems. Carl.

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Fay Slimm

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in Cornwall U.K.
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