Saturday, November 14, 2020

On a Pebbly Beach by John Birtwhistle

 On a Pebbly Beach by John Birtwhistle


A day of ordeal  and  joy by the beach:

We as a family  packed for beach 

both  young as freshers  and new,

experienced old to the shore, shingles

and boats ,insearch of a day  away

from routines and heavy domestic chores.

A day off is  a day gained for good.


pebbles colored, white, small  and big

rolling in elders' hands - for looks

and research  and curiosity, journey

into smooth and selective mode;

feeling nurtured perhaps,  why run after

tough and rough after all battles

and hard struggles in miles unmitigated.


Always boisterous youth  running 

after risk and remote, game of delve

and dig into rough and unknown

in the process of knowing and unknotting;

prefer  stones roughed by  splashes of water

age  and ruin undoing their shape and size;


Choice speaks of your taste  and mind,

I wonder why this contrast  and drift

 i am  still in search  of something 

different  and strange, waiting 

for a call from heaven,Time  and measure.


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