hard shell
reveals a treasure
of many species
off in the distance
a misty presence
waiting to lift
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NaPoWriMo prompt to ask questions based on prescribed words and write a poem from the answers—
What is a quahog?
A hardened shell
What is an oyster?
A holder of treasure
What is seaweed?
A cover for many soecies
What is longing?
A place in the distance
What is elusive?
A misty presence
What is fog?
A curtain waiting to lift
Sand
and water
on my feet
tide going out
coming in again
as I walk a shell line
or wade in knee deep
caught in a clouded sky
between heaven and earth
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dVerse prompt on place. I think the beach will always be my place.
Beach hikes are the best because there is no elevation. I can walk for miles, barefooted, sand between my toes and shells strewn along the way. Waves repeating melody cancels the cares of the world, healing power of sound and saltwater.
Except in some beaches of Portugal where the hike to the small beach among rugged cliffs is near impossible. A road leads down, the surf pounds and beware of being pulled under.
In Crete the road winds along sharp curves, narrow, sometimes one lane, for miles going down until finally, there is an expanse of beach, pink sand and clear water.
in any season
this offering to the land
brought by the sea
Emojiing again
🦩🐓☁️🌊🐚👙
There are fish in the water so the fishermen put out their boats, night and day. The nets bring a haul, both large and small, and when the boat is full, it is pulled ashore and the fish are released onto land in baskets and buckets. Some are smoked right on the beach, while others are spiced and fried. Who knows where the rest of the fish go.
The Jamestown Fishing Harbor Project has began with the demolition of existing structures at the site of the Chinese funded $60 million Jamestown Fishing Harbor Complex. There will be dredging of 118,000 cubic meters in the harbor basin and shipping channels; construction of hydraulic structures, seawall, a breakwater, and supporting facilities including a fish market and a processing area. Who knows where the rest of the people will go.
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dVerse prompt on boat. On May 21, 2020, the demolition of over 400 temporary and permanent structures occurred at Jamestown fishing community. Is this neocolonialism or a move to benefit the Ghanaian people?
Photo taken in Jamestown in September 2019.
Soft
my scales
glisten in the sun
my skin
my breath
held long
like my hair
flowing
seaward
with
pearls of foam
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dVerse prompt on mermaids
Crete in late October
stay at the Domes Noruz
beach resort in Chania
a feast at breakfast
rental car required
to visit Elafonisi
most beautiful pink beach
follow winding road
through countryside
visit a monastery
hike Imbros Gorge
so much to do
on an island
or do nothing
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dVerse prompt on travel. Hoping for the day I can return to Crete.
Today is Friday
winter wind in trees
windy day
it will blow all day
stay at home day
good day to go to beach
nobody else will be there
day
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dVerse prompt on days of the week
Waves of the Mediterranean
are breaking at my lap
people have risen early
to run on her shores
Orion is fading
Gulls go back to sea
I want only to find
an albatross feeding
on the waters
Labadi Beach
is a jumble of plastics
horses and hawkers
boys playing soccer
dark bodies
tall concrete fences
with signs
don’t pee on me
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