Thorne Swift
I raise my eyes to sky of blue, quietly walk,
guard this place I internalize, scrutinize
her dappled light - a fairy's flutter?
Beauty wings t'ward water's edge; I follow,
clean(se) my feet, unwind this day - free ...
from burdens; seagulls sing, sailboats slide,
rust(icily) simple. Sigh and sink into sand -n- sun.
by Margaret Bednar, August 28, 2022
Linked with "dverse poets MTB: Vertical lines of kisses". This was a hard prompt. The line I chose was "I guard her beauty clean from rust". Each line begins with each successive word in the sentence. I took some photos of a nature preserve that leads to a gorgeous beach on Lake Michigan and wanted to tie it in to this challenge. I tried for over an hour to keep the meter of the chosen line but the words did not allow me to do that so I scratched it out and started over. This beach is a 20 minute drive from my home and it is not as well known as others - I felt like it was all my own!
Also linked with "Poets and Storytellers United - Friday Writings #41"
