"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Magpie Tales #235 Gravitational Pull

Dark Harbor, 1943, N.C. Wyeth


The ocean sighs as the tide comes in
Dawn's sky fills with cries of gulls
A boat overflows with silvery bounty
Enough to share so all will feast    
The ocean sighs as the tide goes out
And the fishermen return to the sea
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And thanks to Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales!

19 comments:

  1. You are really good at these. Really good.

    It's Little Johnny, not Billy. I changed it. Thanks for catching that. Boy when I'm sick I miss a lot.

    Have a fabulous day honey. Big hugs. ♥♥♥

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  2. Really great poem Kathe!

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  3. love the silvery bounty!..x

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  4. Kathe, this is the perfect title with poem to match!

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  5. The ocean does have a mysterious grip on us, doesn't it?

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  6. Wonderful coupling of words and imagery. If I'm not mistaken this was one of N.C. Wyeth's last paintings. He was working in tempera at the time, a medium picked up by his famous son, Andrew.

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  7. Yes, your words ring true, the sea pulls them back over and over. Perfect magpie.

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  8. Love the poetic flow...sounds lovely :)x

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  9. Those were the days, when a few men in small boats could bring home such bounty! You captured the picture's song.

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  10. Lovely poem, it made me smile. I too like the image of silvery bounty.

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  11. Nice way to extol the everyday !!

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  12. Anonymous5:08 AM

    Sounds like a ballad. :)

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  13. Magnificent poem...with a perfect closing :-)

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  14. I think the ocean often sighs. I really enjoyed this, how you captured the image with your words. Lovely.

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  15. mm silvery bounty indeed...

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  16. Anonymous10:54 AM

    I love how the repetition mimics the tide coming in and going out. 'Silvery bounty' is gorgeous.

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  17. cries out for haiku

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  18. beautifully done ~ Eddie:)

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