16 September 2010

Magpie Tales-Time Stands Still

tiny grains of sand
washing
from under toes
as the tide moves
in and out
warm  breezes
caressing
sunburnt shoulders
sea glass
sifting
through fingers
like confetti
red dust blowing
down a trail
hoodoos ahead
white magic
storm clouds billowing
high
in an azure sky.



C.M.Jackson 2010

25 comments:

Everyday Goddess said...

those are the moments i would love to have stand still too. excellent magpie writing.

Anonymous said...

Nice.
Autumn is almost here...

Brian Miller said...

nicely played...love the sand imagery and the red blowing as well...

Anonymous said...

Beach sand for the hourglass, very clever

Tumblewords: said...

A beautiful image!

signed...bkm said...

yes, i feel like i am running on a beautiful ocean beach here...forgetting about time...bkm

Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillow said...

I love the way this links the sand grains of time to the grains of sand slipping away under our toes.

Priyanka Bhowmick said...

great imageries ..

Tess Kincaid said...

Delicious!! Azure is one of my very favorite words. What a treat! xx

Helen said...

Loved the way you used sand in an hourglass and sand on the ocean beach. Lovely Magpie!

Mrs.Trellis said...

A clever linking of images.

Nessa said...

I feel like I am standing on the beach.

Stafford Ray said...

The photo stands still, but your evocative images of sand moving between toes as tides become your living hourglass and on to clouds in your azure sky do not. You are saying a snapshot is not living but you are. (I think, and enjoyed).

Kathe W. said...

great comparison of time to the tides and shifting sand,sea glass and dust Well done

Unknown said...

beautiful, the shifting of this piece, like sand and time

Rene

Southwest Arkie said...

Well Done. Love the vision.

Marilyn & Jeff said...

I love your magpie, I like the picture you paint with your words.

Kristen Haskell said...

I could see it all with your words. Great Magpie.

Susannah said...

Beautiful, I love the images and emotions that your words evoked in me...thank you.

Wonderful Magpie.

Lyn said...

Lovely..just swept me along, another grain of sand..thank you!

jabblog said...

Delightful evocation of that all too rare feeling of being forever 'in the moment.'

Gabriela Abalo said...

Nice little piece!!

:)

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

yummy tale.

Lydia said...

Really love the nature aspect of your special magpie.

~T~ said...

Great ways to spend time! I love how the sand and dust blow through your poem, even as time stands still.

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