Today I walked …
I walked along the strand
Yes,
I walked along the Sea today,
it felt like home, I belonged.
Shingles and sand felt easy underfoot
the air a healing balm,
I felt tingling, alive and strong.
Came evening the moon cast
a street of silver on the sea,
Inviting to a dreamy walk;
Bedazzled I wanted to try.
Next morning the sun painted
an avenue of colours on the sea,
as not to be outdone;
Joyful I wanted to dance.
We love them both, the Moon and the Sun,
Moon with her mysterious faces and charms
enthralls us, draws us in.
The Sun switches on his light and heat;
Bestows life giving warmth.
Yet, without the Sea they would lose,
lose the power to provide life or to enthrall.
So I will stay by the Sea,
breathe its invigorating air;
Walk along the shores and often stop;
To admire the grandiose displays.
Feel the enigma of all three.
Hear music as the hymns from Cosmos
meets the songs from the oceans vast.
© miriam ivarson
Stunning aliveness in this poem. Really enjoyed it!
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Thank you Sam, I am so glad you liked my words.
I did feel so alive and in harmony.
miriam
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You could feel this through your words!
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Anita and Jane, thank you for your re-blog. 😊
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I love the sea, and this poem explains why far better than I could! Beautifully written!
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Thanks for your lovely comment. It is heartwarming.
If I added to your enjoyment of the sea I am delighted.
miriam
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Beautiful Miriam. I want to go there too!
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How glad I am that I could make you see and feel the place.
And hear the music. I would have loved walking there with you. 🙂
Miriam
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A lovely tribute to an enticing trio.
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Thank you Ken. Enticing trio, how beautifully expressed.
miriam
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Beautiful and evocative poem Miriam. You have added to my beach fever. Funny that we both wrote about the beach today. She is calling me to return. Do you live near a beach? Living inland in Arkansas, I really miss the ocean.
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Thank you Brad for your generous comment and I am glad to add to your beach fever. I haven’t seen your post yet … will go through and look.
Arkansas isn’t the best place for easy access and I guess you have a fair bit to travel.
I grew up on a little island so strands were all around. Now I live a bit more than an hours drive away from nearest.
Miriam
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How wonderful to grow up near the beach. We had easy day drive access back east in the DC area. Going to the beach was a summer ritual. 🙂
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It’s true that all things show their optimum vision when contrasted with something dissimilar or reflected on another surface. Your poem is charming. You got a lot out of that walk, Miriam. By what sea did you walk?
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You are right Sharon, contrasts are important to show all things strongly.
Yes, I did get so much out of that weekend. The sea is in this case The North Sea. It showed its smiling face.
Miriam
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Lovely, Miriam. Made me want to pack our van and head for the coast. Soon. –Curt
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Thank you Curt and it is great to have you visiting.
Maybe a tour to the sea would be a good break for you and Peggy.
I am in awe with all the mountain climbing and the beauty you see.
Bless
Miriam
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Tours to the ocean are always in order, Miriam. (Grin) And the mountains. Although they are a little snow-covered at the moment. –Curt
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A wonderful walk by the sea with the sun and moon for company, you’ve captured it in all its moods Miriam.
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Andrea, thank you for your appreciative words. I am so heartened that you
felt the mood through the words. 🌻
Miriam
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Your (our) kinship with the sea and its and our dependence on the links with moon and sun are beautifully outlined in your poem. A tour de force, Miriam.
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Thank you for your beautiful comment Roland. We do indeed have a kinship
with these elements and at times the longing becomes physical. A tour de force indeed, to have them all along.
Miriam
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Such beautiful imagery, Miriam.
Our brother Sun and sister Moon, together we dance by the sea. 🙂
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Christi, warm thanks for your imaginative comment. Dancing with the
Sun and the Moon by the see! Yes, that works for me too. Here we go.😊 .
Miriam
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Sea emits serene vibes despite the splashing waves striking the shores. It the sun and the moon that lend their hues to add glory to its moods…you have captured those moments so well with your words Miriam. Stay by the sea dear friend and be blessed!
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Thank you Balroop for your warm comment. Especially your last sentence feels like a friend’s warm wishes, so peaceful.
All nature seems to emit vibes, the forest in wind or storm, the grasses …
but to me the Sea / Ocean seems to have the greatest pull. With its rhythmic
sound as small or big waves roll in – like breathing lungs. The way it reflects lights and make them magic.
Miriam
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Miriam, a mesmerising poem full of beauty and wonder. The aura of the moon, sun and sea are vividly portrayed by your words, it is as if I can hear the vast song of the cosmos and ocean at the end! You make the silver streak of the moon sound so tempting and I too would love to wander up this path … as if to infinity. It’s strange how often the sea seems to be part of our very souls, standing by its edge a longed for homecoming, a healing. Wishing you many such moments of magic and emotions that leave you: ‘Joyful I wanted to dance.’ I hope you do exactly that! 💃🤗❤️
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Thank you Annika for this beautiful and deeply felt response. I am so glad
you also can hear and sense the song of Cosmos and the Ocean. It is awesome and soothing. Yes, it is interesting how many feel so drawn to the ocean, a belonging we cannot explain. I just know it is healing and life giving.
Yes, the joy and desire to dance is a way of expressing the connection.
💃🎼 .
Miriam
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Perfectly worded to bring out the beauty of the waters and nature. You took your readers along on this beautiful walk and I thank you for that Miriam. ❤️
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Radhika, thanks for your beautiful response. It is such a joy to have my
friends along on such a special walk.
Miriam
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“the hymns from Cosmos meets the songs from the oceans”–what a memorable line.
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Thank you Jaqui, I smile at the line you have chosen. I had finished the poem – I thought – when I heard/felt a contradiction. No, you haven’t, what about the
music?
Out came the line, ready made. 😊 .
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What a beautiful walk Miriam!
Fond Regards
Shiva
🌷💞
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Thank you Shiva and lovely to see you back.
You would have liked it there, space to just be.
Kind regards 🦋🌻.
miriam
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Such a beautiful poem, Miriam. I also want to walk alongside the sea.
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Thank you Robbie for your positive comment. You come along walking
too, there is something so serene about the sea that it stops all twittering
worries.
miriam
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Yes, you are right about that, Miriam. The sea is very calming. We live far away from the sea. We must visit it for our next holiday.
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Love this, Miriam! You have captured the wonder of both sun and moon and especially the sea. Thank you for the beautiful imagery!
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Julie, your lovely comment makes me smile. I could see after writing that
I had taken some ” heavy weight” beings along as imageries. But how real
they are. What are we without them.
miriam
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You totally get it! The magic!
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JoAnna, you couldn’t know how much that comment meant to me.
I do think the natural world is so full of magic. At times, when we really listen,
we can also create magic.
miriam
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I love that ‘street of silver on the sea’ 🙂 🙂
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Thank you Jo, doesn’t that street just tempt you to take a magic stroll. 🦋.
miriam
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It does 🙂 🙂
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Enjoyed the joyful poem and the pictures very much, Miriam!
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Your appreciative comment sings in my heart.
Thank you.
miriam
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Thank you for taking me with you. B
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Well B, you know it is my pleasure to share. 🥂
miriam
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I miss the sea… Stockholm is far from any real horizon (which is how see sea)… and sometimes you just want to see that open line…
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I so understand what you mean. Stockholm has all these beautiful islands
but really no seaview, where sky and sea meet. The West coast though,
from the islands outside Göteborg have unbroken view.
The poem was written from the East coast of England.
Thanks for your comment.
miriam
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beautiful images.
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Thank you Libby, I am glad you liked them. I was lucky to find the bottom one among my own photos, the top is from free pixaby. 😊.
miriam
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Beautiful words, it feels as though I’m walking with you as I read that poem. Perfect.
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Thank you for your lovely comment Elsie. I would love t have you along
and I do believe you would feel that peace I did. 🤗 .
miriam
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Simply beautiful words and scenery to make it a beautiful day… jc
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I am so glad I could make your day beautiful JC, you would have loved it there.
Thank you for comment
miriam
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Beautifully written of a place I love to spend time in. The sea is always my happy place 💙
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I ❤ your poems!
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And I ❤️ your very complimentary response. Thank you !
Miriam
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Brilliance of the sun and its radiance. Lovely poem and so well written.
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Thank you Kamal for your appreciative comment.
I am so glad you could feel its warmth.
Miriam
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Lovely and picturesque
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Thank you Rupali, it is wonderful that you feel so. For me that day was
neigh on sacred.
miriam
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you for your re-blog, it is good to be there with your bunch of
poets. Have just been over to visit.
miriam
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Always my pleasure, Miriam!! Yes, please come make The Cafe one of your hang outs!!!
xoxoxo
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