The waves are salty sea lions
and the sky is a shadow of gulls.
The summer sun spills down
my throat and there is little
need for words.
The sky is jacaranda and
the shore is willing to bear
the imprint of my bare feet,
slippery and wet.
The pearls I have gathered
I’ve scattered like the past,
cling to untied lifelines
something for my hands.
Steve Hanks Art
Awesome
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Thank you so much.
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Pleasure
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https://thoughts304.wordpress.com/2017/08/13/leave-me-with-smile-on-your-face/
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Thank you.
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Ur welcome
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Beautiful! ❤
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Thank you Meg ♥️
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My pleasure!
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So beautiful
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Thank you Willow!
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Holly . . .
your poem took me
to the water’s edge,
where life is a beach.
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Thank you David, I love that!
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This poem is as precious as any gem. You seem to have a knack for the shining beauty of poetry.
I am always in awe!
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Thank you Resa, such a beautiful comment!
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This makes me want to walk the beach on a summer’s dawn. Beautiful.
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Thank you Diane, I hope you do soon.
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Awesome. So vivid and so sweet. Love it.
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Thank you Drew
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What an image
Drinking the sun
Simply Beautiful
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Thank you so much.
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You words transformed a moment on mind in this write.
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Thank you for the lovely comment.
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I could feel the wet sand between my toes. Beautifully warm.
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Thank you Maverick. Lovely comment.
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Very beautiful, Holly.
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Thank you Syl. Have a lovely evening.
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You’re welcome and I wish you the same.
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Oh, Holly, so very, very beautiful.
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Thank you so much Gigi 🌺
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Beautiful.
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Thank you John 😊
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You are very graciously welcome, Holly.
P.S. Enjoy your bare feet in the sand.
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90 degrees tomorrow. It’s definiteky beach time! 😎🏖
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Have lots of fun and plenty of sand between your toes.😊😊
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You are very graciously welcome, Holly!!!😊
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😊
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😊😊😊😊😊
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smiles back to you John, have a great day!
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You too. I had a great day.
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This was poetically beautiful! 😊 You write good! 😊
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Thank you rishu, such a lovely comment. Very appreciated. 😊
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You’re welcome!
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Thank you rishhu.
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I see you’ve posted something!
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Thank you for noticing 🙂 I have been busy creating havoc and generally running amok all week end but now it’s back to the ” real ” world.
Have a great day rishhu, I hope you will continue to notice me.
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Ah! I see. Monday’s coming anyways. Lol! Welcome, Holly. I’ve been unfollowing a lot of blogs bit by bit (from 500+) – and ort of streamling things a bit- and, hence, will notice you more often, I guess! Lol!
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Here’s hoping I make the cut. I enjoy your blog and the unexpected bonus of a remote visit to drama land.
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Ahaan! Well, let’s certainly hope you keep scribbling as often as you do now! Cutting you is something I can’t afford, quite a many times I get mesmerised with your words. Have been learning from you even since I floowed your blog. 😊☺️
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Thank you for the beautiful words of encouragement. I am grateful rishhu, you are a very fine writer, I admire your work.
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thank you very much Michael.
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Lovely! Makes me yearn for peaceful summer days.
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They will be here soon. Yay!
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Yes, yay! I only work one day a week for a couple months in the summer, and it’s wonderful!
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That’s terrific. My friend the teacher has the summer off. She needs the rest! 😊
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No doubt! I’m in a similar field. Have a lovely weekend, Holly!
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Good for you. Our kids are the future. 💛
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This is so beautiful, Holly. 💕
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Thank you dear Linda 💕
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It is a pleasure to return to the embrace of your refreshing poems, Holly. Your sea lions, gulls and pearls are all over me…
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That’s lovely, thank you Raj.
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*sigh* So gorgeous, Lady. Beautiful and sweet. ❤
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Thank you dear Eric ❤
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Such an exotic passion!
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Thank you B
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You are very welcome!
You have a fresh and sensitive way of expressing yourself…!
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Thank you so much , your generous words are appreciated.
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Beautiful beautiful 🌹🌹. And like I said, your choice of illustrations fit your lovely words.
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Thank you so much, yesterday one of your comments disappeared when I opened it, I ckd spam to see if it went there but no. A mystery, it was lovely too! 🙂 Glad to hear from you again. 🌹🌹
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Ah, one of the magic messages🌹. I guess we’ll call it a whisper beautiful❤️❤️. 😊.
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We will call it that. ♥️♥️
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Yes we will beautiful, for you we will. ❤️❤️🌹
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❤️❤️🌹 back to you!
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You enchant me beautiful ❤️❤️😉
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Now I’m even more jealous than before. Fine words, a picture painted.
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Thank you Mike, lovely comment. this was not meant to torture the snow bound.
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I think Eve’s next tale from The Land of Nod should be titled, ‘The Torture of the Snow Bound’.
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Perfect! It only seems right, make the best of this “torture”…use it.
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I’ll certainly have time to write. The Beast from The East and his lover, Storm Emma all the way from Portugal (of all places) are due to linger for a few more days yet.
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Such a pretty verse it reminded me of how I hold on to things and maybe I hold on to them because I’ve held them for so long I can’t imagine being without them
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Thank you , I think a lot if people feel that way.
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a lovely poem and a beautiful photo!
hi Holly, have a nice day 🙂
a hug
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Hugs Antonio! Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your support! One day, I’ll get to your level of wordplay, you do it so well. Well done + thank you ❤
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Thank you Elle, you are a fine writer. I hope you come out on top with the scholarship award ! 😊
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Thank you Jon!
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You do such excellent work casting your pearls amongst your adoring fans along the sands of time and space! ❤ You are the most gracious—with the possible exception of robin at witlessdatingafterfifty, of any blog host I've ever been aware of. You are the pearl we seek! and have found blessing though via your keyboard–of which we are never bored–least-ways I am not! Hip Hooray…For Holly Rene!—from a Jonathan Everett Caswell
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That’s just so sweet…who is this Robin woman more gracious than I ….kidding! I know Robin, she’s a sweetheart and adorable. May you never be bored here Jonathan, lest you run off to Robin’s House.
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Well–THERE IS another blogger whose pictures I HAVE collected over the years…that in a post recently implied it was time I cleaned out my files 😦 Not robin! another redhead, of all people…but don’t worry—-if I have any choice in the matter. 🙂
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What is she trying to say🤔
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It’s not really directed in my direction—but ATOMIC REDHEAD spent all of her latest post describing the actual process of she and her husband’s work in producing their posts. Specifically–hoe one commercial company delibrately–and sloppily– took her identifying markings off two shots she had done and used these two shots for their own benefit.
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Yes, that happens. Just recently I read a post whose claims to have invented the term “black dog”…Homer is turning over in his grave…Churchill too.
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Honey-youse will ALWAYS be my #1 redhead, poet, friend, and me–your adoring fan! ❤
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Ah, that’s just lovely. You’re a sweet friend Jon and very appreciated. 🌹
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Ah–proves my point! ❤
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“cling to untied lifelines ” How do you think up such great lines?
Remarkable poem and I adore the artwork.. So soft and the reflection just brilliance 🙂 ❤
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Thank you Sue, I don’t know what invokes my scribbles but that’s a lovely comment and so appreciated. Have a lovely Sunday! ❤ xx
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🙂 I know the feeling, I sometimes read back and marvel I actually wrote it 🙂 ❤
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Sometimes I look back and wonder why 😊💜
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🙂 ❤
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A lovely piece.
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Thank you so much Forrest.
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Very nice lines. 🙂
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Thank you O M!
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No problem! 😄👍
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This is beautiful. You always amaze me
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Thank you so much, lovely comment.
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Welcome
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I have a category on my blog called Author Appreciation. Since you have published a book would you mind if I promote you and your blog?
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I would be very honored. Thank you.
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Welcome
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Beautiful Holly!
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Thank you Lynz. I hope you are having some relief from the cold out there on the palouse! ❤
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Mesmerizing poetic imaginary as always my friend… We hold on to the past as if it was a gem, a bunch of perfect white pearls… I guess we ove forward at time sbecause of the way we tend to idealize our memories. (Maybe it also depends on our memories, of course: but I think that remembering the good stuff entails a resilient attitude… positive too … Thanks for your great writing, dear Holly. Hugs & love across the miles ❤ 🙂
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Too you as well , thsnk you for the lovely comment. ♥️🤗
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Natural wonders abound in this earthy, romantic soliloquy. I love the reference to pearls, Holly. 💍 💎 💍
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Thank you Robin, for all those gems too! 🙂
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Hi Holly I’ve been reading your recent poetry, you are still as breath taking as ever. You may remember me, its Andrew from Oxford well I just wanted to say hi again, a long upsetting story why I had to delete so quickly and lol I’m not sure if I’ll be on WP much but for old times sake I just wanted to say hi. You were always so supportive of my silly tales etc and I’ve never forgotten that, I truly haven’t and you know me I’m ALWAYS honest 🙂
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Shera
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Lovely! Thank you ☺️
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I love this! So excited for summer!
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Reblogged this on Alan's Anarchy: Daily Prompts.
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Thsnk you very much!
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You’re welcome. Have a great day 🙂
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You too! 😊
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Thank you so much.
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